Lewisville Morning Rotary seeking sponsors for Breakfast with Santa
Members are encouraging businesses and community members to participate in sponsoring our Breakfast with Santa at the Old Town Holiday Stroll on December 3rd. We will be serving over 800 meals. Sponsorships are available from $1500 to $50. Click here to see sponsorships available and to purchase a sponsorships.
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Guest Speaker, Colleyville Rotary Club Member Jon Bullock shares passion to End Polio Worldwide
Since 1987, Rotary has been leading the world wide effort to end polio so that no child anywhere has to endure the paralysis caused by polio.  For those of us in the west where polio has been eradicated a long time ago, the fact that Rotary has been leading the fight to end polio for over 35 years is almost anti-climatic. Consequently, it is sometimes hard to generate any enthusiasm among the community and fellow Rotary members to donate money to end polio. However, the recent news of a polio victim in New York state and the recent pandemic experience reminds us all that polio exposure is only a plane ride away.
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A week full of End Polio Now events
A week that began October 17th with the Lewisville City Council declaring the week of October 18 through October 24th End Polio Now Week and October 24th as End Polio Day in recognition of the efforts of Rotary including the Lewisville Morning Rotary and the Lewisville Noon Rotary clubs ended World Polio Day October 24th. The week was dedicated to promoting, advocating and donating to Ending Polio worldwide. We still have two endemic countries where polio is still present and Rotary is dedicated to ending the disease worldwide. And eradicating polio is still costly. Through the efforts of the Bill Gates Foundation matching funds Rotary and its members are dedicating over 150 million dollars annually. So our week included an End Polio Now Fund Raiser.  The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club was able to donate $407 to End Polio Now through its Wine Tasting to End Polio event October 21st at Wines with (an) Appeal in Lewisville. Thank you owner Tome Rowe for hosting such a fun way to raise money to End Polio
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Olivia Lowary named Student of the Month from Hebron High School.
Known by her peers for her skills on the volleyball court, Hebron High School Senior, Olivia Lowary is also an academic all star thar has maintained a 92+ grade point average throughout her four years of high school, putting her in the top 13% of her class. Olivia has been a part of the volleyball program at Hebron High School for the past four years. She is hardworking and dedicated to both her athletic endeavors as well as her academics. Olivia has played Varsity Volleyball since her sophomore year and has earned the respect of her teammates and coaches in her desire to achieve it all! This is evident by her being voted team captain her senior year. We are proud to announce that Olivia has verbally committed to playing volleyball for Central Oklahoma University next Fall.
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The world as I see it by Samba Sey
If the name Samba Sey sounds familiar, it should. He was a member of our club a while back. He has an art exhibit scheduled at the Lewisville Grand Theater from Oct 29th through November 26th.  Let's show Samba our support by showing up at his opening ceremony Saturday October 29th at 6:30 pm. Congratulations Samba! |
Consider supporting the 2023 Rose Bowl Float this year
The 2023 Float will be our 43rd consecutive Parade entry. The float is funded by generous donations from Rotarians and Sponsorships.  This years float after being painted. Thousands more volunteer hours will be dedicated in decorating Our members recently participated in a "float" for the Lewisville High School Homecoming Day Parade. It was a fun event, and several hundred people in Lewisville learned a little bit about Rotary, our club and received a piece of candy that was tossed to parade watchers. |
Lewisville Morning Rotary Club to host a Wine Tasting to End Polio Oct 21st
Wine Tasting to End Polio will take place October 21, 2022 at Wines with an Appeal in Lewisville, Texas. Proceeds from the event will be contributed to Rotary Internationals End Polio Now campaign. On the October 21st those that have purchased a $20 ticket will gather at the Wines with and Appeal classroom where owner Tom Rowe and staff will teach them how to develop or enhance their enjoyment of wine. They provide the wine for tasting, wine glasses and the experienced and knowledgeable instructor and servers. You'll taste 10 to 12 different wines all of which will be available for ordering. Our members will be donating light appetizers for the event that will be served buffet style during breaks.
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The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club supports the Lewisville Education Foundation
Shown here with LEF Director, Dr. Thomas White, Club President Bob Troyer presents a check of $1000 for two scholarships to be award this spring. LEF is just one of the many local charities your support of our projects through money and time to the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club allows us to provide with funds. Our members have a passion for literacy. The scholarships are awarded to High School Seniors who have attended Central Elementary School in Lewisville or have been involved in Interact at Hebron High School or The Colony High School.
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5th Thursday Club Social a rousing success
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". As a club, we proudly profess our commitment to community service through our many community service programs. But, we are anything but dull. We love to get together with our Rotary buds for Clubs Socials. Our 5th Thursday Club Social was an wonderful event for all that attended.   Our 5th Thursday Club Social was hosted by Larue Winery. The outstanding BBQ and fixin's were provided by member Ray Bowens and the desert that everyone was raving about was provided by member Marilyn Pokorny. In attendance were most of our club members and invited guests that have supported club our club activities and fundraisers. Designed to be an informal get together where guests and members get to know each other, Club President Bob Troyer welcomed everyone during one of the "open mike" breaks and spoke briefly about our club and announced the upcoming events.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary participates in the 2022 LHS Homecoming Parade
Members join in on the fun with a float celebrating the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club at the 2022 Lewisville High School Parade.  (L-R) Mark Smith, Todd Taylor, Charlene Dierks and Bob TroyerA good time was had by all as members rode the parade route tossing candy to the crowd line up to watch the parade through Old Town Lewisville. Float theme was Aloha! And, the weather was perfect for the event.
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Western Day Parking Concession operated by members of Lewisville Morning Rotary
Members volunteer their time the Friday evening of the City of Lewisville's Western Days and all day Saturday of Western Days to manage the limited parking availability in the Christian Community Action campus parking lot.    Resting up for the evening rush Volunteer Spud Webb and Ray Bowens Scouting Volunteers Anyone that had been to the Annual Lewisville Western Days knows that parking is a bit of a premium during the event. And this year as a result of construction in Old Town it is even more so. While the need for parking during the afternoon is light. The CCA Parking lots are pretty much filled in the evenings as the crowds come in for the concerts. In total we were able to provide parking for 312 families attending this years Western Days event. Thank you to all our volunteers including Rotary members, scouting partners and friends. We could not have done it without you.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary partners with GDS to serve Pancakes at CCA Western Days 5K
Members of the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club and GDS served pancakes to the runners and walkers returning from the Christian Community Action 5K event at Western Days.    We probably served around 200 pancake breakfasts to the 275 runners and walkers registered for for the CCA 5k event..
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Hebron High School senior Matthew Bass named Lewisville Morning Rotary Student of the Month
Class of 2023 Hebron High School student Matthew Bass recognized as the Lewisville Morning Rotary Student of the Month for September.  From left to right, Matthew Bass, Club President Bob Troyer and Assistant Principal Marybeth Coen Matthew was introduced to club members at the September 22nd meeting by Hebron High School Assistant Principal Marybeth Coen. Nominated by Hebron High School Football Coach Towels. Matthew plays tight end for the Hawks. Matthew is a student- athlete who takes dual credit courses; he is a member of NSHSS and FCA, and carries a 3.96 GPA. While taking classes at a high level and practicing football, he also finds time to complete service-learning hours for Hebron HS on a weekly basis. Matthew Bass is a great representation of Hebron HS and Hawks Football.
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Francisca Al-Waely inducted as member of Lewisville Morning Rotary
Lewisville Morning Rotary Club welcomes back Francisca (aka Frances) Al-Waely at the September 1st meeting. Club President Bob Troyer performed the induction ceremony as her sponsor, Deanna Perkins looks on in this photo. Frances is the Regional Branch Manager, South Region for the DATCU Credit Union here in Lewisville. Having joined our club 10 years ago when she served in several different rolls including club Treasurer, she is now back as an active member. Frances lives in Lewisville. She has a daughter and granddaughter.  |
Guest Speaker Michelle Cook of Book Drive for Kids shares BDK mission at Sept 1st Meeting
The Book Drive for Kids organization wishes to to help create a culture of literacy by providing books for disadvantaged children for independent reading. Independent reading is reading that is not tested, is content chosen by the reader, and is done for pleasure or personal fulfillment. Studies suggest that independent readers become better readers, score higher on achievement tests in all subject areas, and have greater content knowledge than those who do not. Today's guest speaker, Michelle Cook shared with our members how her organization which started with the simple concept of "recycling" children's books has grown to one that has provided 40,888 books to 36,330 students at the 93 book fair events hosted by Book Drive for Kids since 2017.
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Lewisville Morning Rotarians provide fully stocked Backpacks for Pedi-Place patients
Lewisville Morning Rotary members partner with Pedi-Place to deliver fully fully school supply stocked backpacks for eight of their 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grade patients.  Some PediPlace patient families are unable to afford the back-to-school supplies for this school year. In July PediPlace reached out to local organizations such as ours to provide donated school supplies for their patients whose families could not afford the $40 to $75 cost of each child's school supply list. Our club members provided enough donations and we shopped for enough school supplies to assure that 8 of their patients have everything they need for this school year.
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GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD AND INTO YOUR GAME!
Lewisville Morning Rotary guest speaker, author and mental performance coach Todd Thomas shared some of his insights that helped him inspire athlete's at our August 18th Rotary meeting. A mental performance expert and personal achievement author, Todd Thomas shared how athletes often fail to achieve because they are thinking to much. "He has seen many people throughout his life reach for their goals and fall short over and over again – including himself". |
Lewisville Morning Rotary offers a Corporate Membership Option
Our Corporate Membership option includes 1 designated RI member and up to 2 additional designated club members from that corporate organization. In addition, Corporate Membership includes sponsorship advertising on all club publicity including the club website, newsletters, fliers and brochures. What are the benefits for a corporation? First, membership elevates the corporation's image in the community as a partner in service and a business committed to the community. Next, employees have the chance to develop leadership and professional skills such as project management, training, and public speaking. Corporate membership gives members access to Rotary's global network of 1.4 million volunteers and the opportunity to network while traveling or doing local service with other Rotarians. Membership would also emphasize a commitment to serving others as part of the corporate culture. Finally, a corporate membership can reduce the time commitment of any one member by allowing employees to attend meetings or events on each other's behalf. For more information, contact our membership chair Marilyn Pokorny.
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LMR welcomes Central Elementary students back to school
Members of the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club joined several others in a Red Carpet Welcome of Central Elementary students on the first day of school for the 2022-2023 school year.  Rotary members waiting with community members for the doors to open to this years students. |
Member Vocation talks fill fellow Rotarians with sense of awe
Members Deanna Perkins and Richard Malcolm shared their vocations and their lives with us at the August 11 meeting. Photo shows Deanna and Richard signing two books that were donated to the Central Elementary School.  Richard Malcolm sharing his vocation...helping those in need of assisted living services |
The 50-50 Fund is more fun than ever
Thanks to a 50-50 donation by member Todd Taylor our 50-50 Can is more fun than ever. The odds of being able to draw a winning card have improved. Our 50-50 donation fund is used to help support many of our clubs service projects including library books for the CES Library, The Dictionary Project and others. With your donation, not only does the donating person with the winning ticket have the opportunity to win 50% of the pot (one card in the remaining deck), we have 15 two dollar winning cards in the deck, 2 five dollar winners in the deck and 1 $10 winner in the deck. Playing is easy. Just donate $1 for a ticket that if drawn will allow you to draw from the deck. Or, increase your odds by donating $2 for 3 tickets or $4 for six tickets or $5 for 10 tickets. Forgot to bring cash to the meeting with you? No problem, donate online by clicking here. We will process your donation along with a small transaction fee so that you can participate in the fun.
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Meet our newest member, Richard Malcolm
On Thursday July 21, 2022, District Governor Dan Steele performed the induction ceremony to formally recognize Richard Malcolm as a member of the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club. Prior to being inducted last week, Richard had already attended three of our meetings and volunteered at one of our community service projects. His sponsor is club President Bob Troyer.  From left to right, District Governor Dan Steele, Richard Malcolm and Club President Bob Troyer
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Lewisville Morning Rotarians volunteer at Heart of the City in Lewisville
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A tribute to Frank Hebb, 2003-2004 Club President
In the words of his son, Scott Coen Hebb; A Renaissance Man, a world traveler, a skilled woodworker, and dedicated husband and family man, Frank E. Hebb (91) passed away peacefully at home in Flower Mound, Texas, on Thursday June 23rd surrounded by his family. Frank has been a member of the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club since 1996. As an active member through 2019 and as a Honorary Member since. Those that knew Frank well were not surprised to hear that he did not wish people to make a fuss upon his passing. What follows is the obituary prepared by his his son and some Rotary trivia that members will fondly remember him by.
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Bob Troyer inducted as 2022-2023 President of Lewisville Morning Rotary
2021-2022 District Governor Kayla Christianson inducted member Bob Troyer as the Club President of the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club for the 2022-2023 Rotary year.  The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club hosted it's annual Pass-the-Gavel Induction Banquet on June 30th at the Lewisville Area Chamber of Commerce.
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LMR Board of Directors approves the 22-23 thru 24-25 Strategic Plan
After four months of planning and 4 intensive meetings, the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club strategic planning committee developed and submitted its 3 year strategic plan which was approved by the club BOD at it's June 21st meeting.  Many thanks go out to Past District Governor Gene Davenport for leading our the strategic planning committee consisting of Ray Bowens, Charlene Dierks, Jeff Lighton, Deanna Perkins, Marilyn Pokorny, John Pokorny, Mark Smith, Todd Taylor and Bob Troyer through the process.
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Join us for Pass-the-Gavel June 30th
This year-end social will include a very special guest, District Governor Kayla Christianson to do the induction of our new president, Bob Troyer and the Board of Directors. Our current president, Traci Petteway is planning a fantastic Pass-the-Gavel event. In honor of incoming president Bob Troyer, who loves BBQ, our main fare will be BBQ and all the fixin's. We look forward to a lively party filled with fellowship and fun as we celebrate the year that was and ring in the year to come with all the plans we have for a successful new year 2022-2023.   Thank you Traci for leading us this past year All the best to you Bob as you lead us in 22-23 Register now for a great evening on June 30, 2022 from 6 PM to ??? at the Lewisville Area Chamber of Commerce, 551 N. Valley Pkwy in Lewisville Cost: Lewisville Morning Rotary members - no charge and guests are $10 each. To register click here.
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Dwayne Lee to speak at our June 16th meeting
Jun 16, 2022 7:30 AM Dewayne Lee "Revisiting D-Day - A Photographic Journey".
Our speaker on June 16th is historian, photographer, and fellow Rotarian Dwayne Lee. He will be giving us a presentation on the D-Day invasion during WW II and will give us a photographic journey through Normandy. Join us 7:30 AM at the Lewisville Area Chamber of Commerce on 551 N. Valley Pkwy in Lewisville. All are invited! |
The 2022 Bike Awards Program is in the Books
Reading excellence. This year, Lewisville Morning Rotary has donated one bike for each grade level to be randomly selected from the group of exemplary readers in their grade level. While we are tickled for the youngster in this photo that won the bike, we are thrilled beyond belief that teachers from each grade level were able to recognize their classes superior readers. In all, over 120 Central ES students were recognized as superior readers.  Our 5th grade winner with members Bob Troyer, John Pokorny, Marilyn Pokorny and Charlene Dierks |
Lewisville Morning Rotary participated in the 2022 Central ES Carnival
Members Bob Troyer, Jeff Lighton, Deanna Perkins, Marilyn and John Pokorny entertained the year end Central ES students and parents with a game of bucketball. Winners at bucket ball received their choice of candy and a small toy. Kids received one each for every ball they managed to land in one of the buckets.  While the kids were taking their best shots at bucketball, our Rotarians had the opportunity to give their parents information about Rotary and our Lewisville Area Flag Project. While an actual count was not made, we estimate that at least 125 families stopped by and watched the kiddos at bucketball and received flyers. A fun time was had by all. Thank you Central ES for allowing us to participate.
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Grant Johnson named April Hebron High School Student of the Month
Congratulations Grant Johnson. Described as is a well-rounded young man by teachers and staff, he has been a four year member of our baseball program. He serves as a great mentor and leader for our entire team, especially for our younger student/athletes. Grant was also a regular member of our Fellowship of Christian Athletes huddle group before COVID protocols limited the frequency of these gatherings. He also currently serves on the Principal’s Advisory Council, a student group that teams up with teachers and administrators on ways that Hebron can be the best version of itself. Bottom line, Grant is an outstanding young man that represents himself, his family and his school, in a positive way. Grant Johnson is a DIFFERENCE MAKER on the Hebron High School campus. Congratulations Grant!
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Carter Patterson named Hebron High School Student of the Month for March
Congratulations Carter Patterson! A model student athlete since coming to Hebron as a sophomore, he is not only a great golfer but has been a leader for our program and the values that it represents. Carter has been a two time All-District selection, just missing regionals for the second year. He has played nationally in the American Junior Golf Association finishing third in his first event and also competed in the Jackie Burke Cup which is a very elite field event. He led the team this year with a scoring average of 75.3. Carter plans on playing golf in the college for McClennan Junior College.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary entry into the ColorPalooza reColoRcycle
Thanks to our artistical volunteer partners at Lewisville Painted Rocks, Lewisville Morning Rotary has an entry in Colorpalooza's reCOLORcycle exhibit that celebrates Polio Immunization Worldwide week (Apr 17-23) and the environment. Since 1987 Rotary has supported the worldwide effort to end polio and have succeeded in doing so in all but Afganistan and Pakistan. We will be accepting donations for End Polio at our vendor booth. Look for the booth with 12 American flags flying. Our bin is titled “Mother Nature’s Palette.”Thank you to the Ladies at Lewisville Painted Rocks for volunteering to be our artists for the entry.  RoseMary Perez, Nancy Smith & Cindy Tavarez., members of the Lewisville Painted Rock Club |
All members invited to join us at the 2022 District Assembly in Graham, TX - April 30th
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LMR Partners, BSA Troop 9168 visit the Lexington Aircraft Carrier
Participation in Lewisville Morning Rotary's Flag Lease Program earned many scouts their trip to Corpus Christi and a night on the Lexington Aircraft Carrier. Through sunshine, rain or snow, members of BSA Troop 9168 do not miss their appointed rounds of delivering and retrieving Lewisville Area Flag subscriber flags on the holidays Lewisville. As a result of our partnership, BSA Troop 9168 shares flag subscription revenues with the troop so that troop members can participate in camp jamborees, camping trips and in this case a special trip to visit the Lexington Aircraft Carrier.  |
Career Day Speakers needed for Central ES
Central ES teachers are planning for our career day at school. We do not have a confirmed date yet but expect it to be sometime in April. This story is call out to our members who may be able to come to the school and talk with students about their career. Or would be willing to submit a video that could be viewed by students. Please contact member Charlene Dierks and who will pass the info to our counselor that will get in touch with them with more details.
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One of Rotary's 7 areas of focus is Peace and Conflict Resolution. What can we do in response to Ukraine situation?
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February 2022 Student of the Month for Hebron High School Recognized at Feb 17th Meeting
Congratulations Tejaswini Ramkumar Babu! February 2022 Student of Month from Hebron High School Tejaswini shown here with club president Dr. Traci Petteway. Known as Teja among family and friends, this is what Teja’s teacher wrote for her: DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) is an organization that encourages the development of business and leadership skills through academic competitions. Hebron High School is fortunate to have Teja as President of Hebron DECA. She has been a member for four years and has an impressive resume of placing in competitions every year.
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Bob Troyer honored as Rotarian of the Month for Feb 2022
Congratulations Bob Troyer! Lewisville Morning Rotary Member of the Month for February 2022. While Bob was not present to recieve his award, he had a great reason for not attending the Feb 17th meeting. Bob was attending President Elect training at Lonestar PETS. Bob will be serving as club president for the 22-23 Rotary year. If leading by example is a criteria for being a great member of the month  and a great club president, then Bob Troyer has those qualities in spades. Thank you Bob Troyer!
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Congratulations Todd Taylor
Come congratulate Assistant Chief Todd Taylor who is retiring from the Lewisville Police Department after 29 years of service at his retirement celebration hosted by the City of Lewisville at 2:30 PM on Feb 23 at the Denton County Precinct 3 Community Room.  |
Doing what we can to help students learn
Since 2014 our club has given over 7500 Dictionaries to 3rd grade students at 11 LISD Elementary Schools. This week we are distributing dictionaries to 960 of the 2022 third graders. Distibuting the dictionaries is actually the most enjoyable part of the project. While passing out the dictionaries, one Rotarian will speak to the students.Introducing themself and fellow Rotary Members from the LMR, We ask students to write the name on the 1st page because the dictionaries are theirs to keep. After every student has a dictionary, they look up word rotary and let them read definition and we tell the story of how Rotary got its name.     Mark Smith, Deanna Perkins, Bob Troyer and John Pokorny delivering dictionaries and providing information about the dictionaries and Rotary |
Rotary People of Action providing Thanksgiving meals for five CES families
Lewisville Morning Rotary Club is sharings its blessings this Thanksgiving by providing all the fixin's for a Thanksgiving feast to five families at the Central Elementary School. Club President Traci Petteway and member Deanna Perkings shopped this week and provided everything needed for 5 familes whose children attend our adopted school Central Elementar School. The food was delived in laundry baskets to the school the Friday before Thanksgiving break. We partnered with CES staff to identify the families receiving the food. To all the families at Central Elementary School, have a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration.
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Ian Boggs from Hebron HS named November Student of the Month
Rachel Flanders, Assistant Principal at Hebron High School introduced our November Student of the Month saying I’m so thankful for the opportunity to celebrate our amazing kiddos! Ian Boggs was nominated by Mr. Sealy the HHS Band Director. Congratulations Ian Boggs. Quoting HHS Band Director Sealy "Ian serves as our Trombone Section Leader in the HHS Band and Principal Trombone in the Wind Symphony."
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Hebron High School Interact bags 53 Trash Bags full for Nov 13 Keep Lewisville Clean Event
The Hebron High School Interact Club rounded up 50 volunteers Saturday, November 13th to clean-up the Hebron High School Campus for the Keep Lewisville Beautiful Clean-up Challenge. Interact Club members and volunteers gathered 45 bags of trash and 8 recycle bags at the campus. The most unusual items were a tricycle a beachball, an iphone and airpods.    |
Remembering a great Rotarian, Gordon Roe
The artical below was written by his son Roger who is a professional writer. Unfortuneatly, there is no mention of Gordons service in Rotary or CCA which is understandable since Gordon would have joined Rotary after Roger left home. Gordon joined the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club in Jan of 2003. Gordon was a regular attendee at our 7 AM meeting and was involved in almost all of our service projects. Gordon was a Paul Harris Fellow and a sustaining member. His major responsibility at meetings was to lead us in song, the happy birthday song whenever someone was celebrating a birthday that week. |
Lewisville Police Chief Deavers to speak at Oct 21st meeting
In a growing city like Lewisville managing a 22nd century police department requires a both a depth of knowledge and an understanding, compassionate and approachable leader. Appointed in August of 2018, Chief Deavers has demonstrated all of these qualities. As our guest speaker, he will be sharing the challenges of Police work in today's culture. Police work is the ultimate community service. Our police department recognizes this by its diverse ways of reaching out and meeting our citizens.
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Summer Read for Bikes Project
Lewisville Morning Rotary awards bikes to two Central Elementary School student Reading Stars that participated in the Summer Reading Program Students that have mastered their reading skills in elementary school will be successful in middle school, high school and college. It was this thought in mind that led school leaders to establishing a program to encourage students to participate in a summer reading program after this pandemic caused upside down school year. Lewisville Morning Rotary supported the program by providing the bike awards.
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Deanna Perkins chosen as August Rotarian of the Month
Deanna lives "Service Above Self" throughout by volunteering every opportunity she gets. Her most recent Rotary project was participating in the Central ES Summer Reading Program bike give away. The program wishes to provide incentives for children to read. Children that completed a certain number of tasks throughout the summer were eligible to have their name pulled from a hat to win a bike.  Deanna shown here with the winning girl in the class Deanna joined Lewisville Morning Rotary 3 years ago after being sponsored by long time member Bob Troyer. In addition to her Rotary efforts, she also volunteers at many other city functions. She graduated from the Lewisville Citizen's University for class of 2017-2018. The objective of the Citizens University is familiarize citizens with the structure, functions and activities of City of Lewisville government, encourage citizens to become involved in the City’s government, and enhance their ability to communicate effectively with City officials. Deanna also on the board for Lewisville Animal Services as vice chair. Deanna loves her two dogs, Petey and Chloe. whom she says that she can't live without. Visit our Rotarian of the Month Wall of Fame webpage.
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Lewisville Rotarians participate in Central ES Red Carpet Welcome
Rotary members from Lewisville Morning and Lewisville Noon Rotary Clubs were among Central ES staff at the annual Red Carpet Welcome for the 1st day of the 2021-2022 school year. After the shut-down caused by the 2020 pandemic, it was really rewarding to be among the staff and fellow Rotary members at Central Elementary School as we welcomed back students for the 2021-2022 school year. Fellow Rotary members Bob Troyer, Mark Smith and John Pokorny from the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club and Bobbie Mitchell, Fred Whitfield and TJ Gilmore from the Lewisville Noon Rotary Club were among the Central ES staff that hooted and cheered as students and their families walked the red carpet toward their class rooms.  |
Club President Dr. Traci Petteway selects July 2021 Rotarian of the Month
This year, Club President Dr. Traci Petteway will be selecting a Rotarian of the Month in recognition of the club member that most exemplifies the Rotary and our clubs mission through their support, actions and commitment. The July 2021, Lewisville Morning Rotarian of the Month is John Pokorny. A member of Rotary since 1987. As a result of job changes throughout his career as a Facilities Engineering Manager, John has been a member of 4 different clubs. He has been a member of the Lewisville Morning Rotary club since 2007. Currently, he serves as the clubs Foundation Chair and Webmaster. A past president of our club in 2015-2016, John also is currently serving as the District 5790 Webmaster.
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Knight-Light Charities was provided a grant by the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club
The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club is proud to announce a $500 Grant to Knight-Light Charites Inc. Knight-Light Charities seeks to aid those who have a temporary crises and need assistance with their rent, medical services, utility bills or food. For club members, serving the needs of the community includes supporting local non-profit organizations that fill a vital role in helping those most at risk. During our July 15th meeting, members awarded Knight-Light Charities a grant in support of their mission to financially assist those in our community that are facing a crises and need assistance with their rent, medical services, utility bills or food. The success of their mission has often prevented homelessness.
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LMR awards grant to Hearts for Homes.
One of the most fun projects of a member is to be able to award a grant to another area non-profit serving the needs of the community. It was no different when we were able to announce our grant to Hearts for Homes this past week. The mission of Hearts for Homes is to improve living conditions for low-income senior homeowners in Denton County. Our donation will help buy needed supplies to repair homes for 84 senior homeowners.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary awards grant to Veterans Produce
The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club is proud to announce a grant given to Veterans Produce to continue their mission to end veteran hunger. Veterans Produce feeds homeless veterans by building community greenhouse gardens then teaching them to grow their own food. Our members are pleased to be able to share our fundraising blessings with Veterans Produce. Their environmentally friendly way of producing food is an example for all to follow. We encourage community members to visit their facility at the Rich Lubke Organic Gardens where the above photo was taken. You will be impressed. Delicious, nutritious food produced naturally with a zero carbon footprint.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary awards grant to CCA in support of its food insecurity efforts
Christian Community Action (CCA) is well known in our community for its Food Pantry for families that are food insecure. The pantry is reopening soon after the pandemic limited disbursements to preselected foods through a drive up process. Club members are proud to have been able to support CCA throughout the pandemic by volunteering at the drive-up events. We hope to continue our monthly volunteer efforts with the Hebron High School Interact and National Honor society members.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary Club awards grant Creating Young Minds
For club members, serving the needs of the community includes supporting local non-profit organizations that fill a vital role in helping those most at risk. Last week members awarded Creating Young Minds a grant in support of their mission is to teach young men about the importance of education, hard work and being humble in all aspects of life. |
Lewisville Morning Rotary awards grant to the Lewisville Area Salvation Army
For years our club members have supported the Salvation Army by volunteering to ring the bell during their annual Christmas season Red Kettle campaign. This year we are supporting them financially through a grant to help them continue their vital food kitchen mission in Lewisville. |
Lewisville Morning Rotary Club awards grant Families to Freedom
For club members, serving the needs of the community includes supporting local non-profit organizations that fill a vital role in helping those most at risk. Last week members awarded Families for Freedom a grant in support of their mission is to transport victims of domestic abuse to safety. |
BOARD INDUCTION, MEMBER RECOGNITION & FUN TIMES at 2021 PASS THE GAVEL
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Lewisville Morning Rotary sponsors Living Legend Ceremony at Lewisville Estates
In celebration of Ms. Martha Cowan receiving the Living Legend award, the Lewisville Estates hosted a party at 2 pm on June 24th at their facilities. Our club is one of the sponsors and is providing the flags for the event. The award is to be presented by U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Cielito Pascual-Jackson, from the Women In Military Services For America.  Who knew that a dame could be a WWII Fighter Pilot Ms. Martha Cowen is among the very few women that were pilots that served during World War II. The celebration will include a reading of the Living Legend Proclamation and a century birthday celebration to remember. Our members will be providing a Star Spangled ambiance for the celebration of the life of a centurion World War II veteran aviator.
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Meet our new club President, Traci Gardner-Petteway
The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club inducted a new club president starting the new Rotary year July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. Traci accepted the baton from Past President Mark Smith and was sworn in Thursday, June 24, 2021 by the Rotary District 5790 District Governor (2021-2022) Roger Paschal. Traci joined Rotary in 2015 and in her acceptance speech she recalled fondly bring her two then small children Kendall and Kennedy to our 7 AM meetings at CCA. Fast-forward, Kendall is now a Baylor University student and Kennedy is a star athlete at Marcus HS. Fortunately, mom is still the mom that joined in 2015 constantly giving back to the community in various ways including representing serving at the National PTA president. Congratulations Traci!
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Lewisville Morning Rotary - The Year in Review
Club President for Rotary Year July 2020 through June 2021, Mark Smith created a fantastic video celebrating all the club accomplished this past year in spite of the Pandemic. Click the image above |
Lewisville Morning Rotary members bring Pine Hills Retirement Center residents a Memorial Day Ceremony
The Empty Seat reminds us all this Memorial Day of those who have given their lives in the Armed Forces in service of our nation. "For the second year in a row, Memorial Day looks a little different than in years past. In many cases, our backyard barbecues and get-togethers are replaced by video chats and other marvels of modern technology." Mark Smith, President Lewisville Morning Rotary  |
Lewisville Morning Rotary & Hebron High School Interact Clubs Keep Lewisville Beautiful
With their Trophy Trash on display, members of the Lewisville Morning Rotary and Hebron High School Interact clubs demonstrate their efforts to Keep Lewisville Beautiful at KLB's Annual Adopt-a-Spot Clean-up Days.  Club members volunteered to pick-up trash along our Adopt-a-Spot on Garden Ridge and in the field between I 35 and the Home Depot store last Saturday, April 17, 2021.
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Tom Rowe wins 2021 Bracket Challenge in Support End Polio Now
Who knew that Past President Tom Rowe was the Basketball Guru of Lewisville in the 2021 Bracket Challenge to End Polio Now! We had a little March Madness Fun? The bracket challenge winner gets 50% of the winnings! Don't worry, you don't have to be a basketball guru to play. That's what they said. Did Tom end up guessing most of the time on these? Or, does he have some hidden expertise? Congratulations TOM!
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Have you received your Covid Vaccination shot(s) yet?
Listen to fellow Rotary Member from the Cross Timbers Rotary Club and County Judge Andy Eads has to say about the Covid Vaccine  |
Congratulations Milen Palous - Hebron HS Speech Contestant
Earlier this month, Hebron's Milen Palous won the Lewisville Morning Rotary Four Way Test Speech Contest. On March 27th she competed against 11 other high school contestants, placing 4th with another great speech. Congratulations Milen! The District 5790 Contest Chair Lori Richardson Glovier reported "I am happy to announce the results of our successful Regional (first of two) Four Way Test Speech Contest which was held on March 27th via Zoom! 11 students participated and the top 4 winners are: |
Lewisville Morning Rotary hosts its 2021 Hebron High School Speech Contest
The 2021 Four Way Test Speech Contest was hosted by Lewisville Morning Rotary Club Covid pandemic style with 4 fantastic speeches.  Contestants (left to right) Hunter Waine, McKinley Jasmine Harbor, Devon Cartwright, Milen Paulose. As in past years the contest was held during our regular 7 AM meeting on Thursday, March 4th. The major difference of course is that our meeting was virtual and that our 4 contestants gave their speeches from an isolated class room so they could take off their mask and perform as they would in a normal contest except with a digital audience. All the speeches were fantastic. The final selection of the winner by our judges was not an enviable challenge. |
Lewisville Morning Rotary Blood Drive at Westside Baptist Church a Success
Our members partnered with Westside Baptist Church and Carter BloodCare to obtain 19 blood donations. Donations will save 57 lives in a time when donations are badly needed due to the pandemic impact.  Shown here are members Gordon Roe, Deanna Perkins, Mark Smith, Ray Bowens and Terry Kasen Our blood drive held at Westside Baptist Church this past weekend was a success! We had 19 donors show up and Carter BloodCare collected 15 units of whole blood and 4 units of red blood cells. Club President Mark Smith says "thanks to everyone who donated, supported, and advertised the blood drive for making it a success! A special thanks to Ray Bowens for coordinating with his church on allowing us to use their facilities, and for help getting some extra donors!" |
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The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club's annual 3rd grade Dictionary Project is a success. Following health guidelines, we delivered over 1000 dictionaries to 11 Lewisville elementary schools. Thank you to the following volunteers for coordinating, labeling, and delivering dictionaries for LISD 3rd graders: Charlene Dierks, Maithen Fluhrer, Neal Fluhrer, Bob Troyer, Marilyn Pokorny, John Pokorny, Deanna Perkins, Tom Rowe, Mark Smith, and Bob Troyer. To see the video, view this newsletter online by clicking at the top of the email page "click here to view online" |
Lewisville Morning Rotary members get ready to distribute dictionaries to 3rd Graders
Lewisville Morning Rotary Members continue the 3rd Grade Dictionary Project in 2020-2021 in spite of Covid 19 pandemic limitations. Members labeled over 1000 dictionaries today which will go to 3rd graders at 11 LISD schools. We were able to mask-up and socially distance in a large room to get the job done! Next step is to deliver to the schools! #lewisvillemorningrotary #PeopleOfAction #ServiceAboveSelf Thank you to Deanna Perkins for her leadership in organizing the labeling event, Charlene Dierks for working with the schools and coordinating dictionaries needed at the schools. Thank you also to the labelers Maithen and Neal Fluhrer, Bob Troyer, Charlene Dierks, Mark Smith and Deanna Perkins. Thanks also to Marilyn Pokorny for preparing over 1000 labels.
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Volunteer opportunities at Reading Partners of North Texas or at Community in Schools of North Texas as a mentor
Lewisville Morning Rotary members encouraged to participate with Reading Partners of North Texas Or, at Community in Schools of North Texas At our January 14th weekly virtual Rotary meeting, Club President, Mark Smith presented a fantastic opportunity, particularly those of us home bound by the pandemic to to volunteer with Reading Partners of North Texas. Our club members have a passion for supporting learning and literacy. We support via our dictionary project, our annual perfect attendance awards at Central Elementary School and by participating in various CES reading programs throughout the year. Unfortunately, the pandemic has limited what we can do not only to protect the students but ourselves as well. The Reading Partners of North Texas will allow our members to volunteer virtually. Click here to learn more and sign up. Club members will also consider a similar "mentor" program offered by Community in Schools North Texas. For more information on "mentors", click here. As a result of pandemic safety procedures, the mentor program is now virtual. The club is inviting the volunteer manager of volunteers to visit a future meeting to discuss the program.
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The Covid 19 version the Lewisville Holiday Stroll much different for club members this year
Instead of the traditional Breakfast with Santa at the Lewisville Holiday Stroll this year Club members opted for much simpler version to keep the community and ourselves safe.  Adapting to Covid 19 safety practices created a much different Holiday Stroll experience for Lewisville Morning Rotary members and the community.
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LMR Members volunteered last Saturday for the Salvation Army's Annual Red Kettle
It's Tradition! Every Saturday after Thanksgiving several members volunteer for the Salvation Army's annual Red Kettle Duty Fundraiser at Sam's Club in Lewisville. This year was different. Thank you to members Deanna Perkins, Traci Petteway, Jeff Lighton, Ray Bowens, Tom Rowe, Bob Troyer and Mark Smith for volunteering to cheer on the kettle donors. Their efforts raised over $600 for the Salvation Army.
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Dedication Ceremony for trees planted by Lewisville Morning Rotary
The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club had a small dedication ceremony to celebrate our partnership with Lewisville Parks and Recreation and Keep Lewisville Beautiful to plant trees in areas lacking green space. Our 9 Redbud trees will help enhance the Garden Ridge Blvd. Trail. #lewisvillemorningrotary, #ParksandRecLV, #PeopleOfAction
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Remembering our Veterans Program at Pinewood Hills Retirement Community was well received
Lewisville Morning Rotary members provide Veterans Recognition Program for residents for the Pinewood Hills Retirement Community in Flower Mound, Texas Lewisville Morning Rotary members Mark Smith, Mary Jones, Frank Hebb and Bob Troyer provided a veterans recognition ceremony for the residents of the Pinewood Hills Retirement Community on Veterans Day 2020.
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Guest Speaker Col. Chris Martin shares the Denton County Veterans Coalition mission at Nov 5 meeting
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Library Books donated to Central Elementary School
A new library book is donated in the name of our weekly speaker to the Central Elementary School Library. This photo shows member John Pokorny delivering several donated books to the Central ES library staff Wednesday, November 4th. Each book was signed by one of the guest speakers our club has hosted during recent Rotary meetings. Lewisville Morning Rotary has had a long tradition and passion for improving literacy. Whether that means volunteering to read at Read Across Central, providing bikes for students with perfect attendance, refurbishing 10 schools in the tribal lands of India, providing dictionaries to 11 Title I schools or simple donating dictionaries to our adopted school, Central Elementary School, our members are passionate about helping students succeed in school.
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Club Members volunteer at City of Lewisville Hazardous Household Waste Covid 19 Style
Pictured here is one of the Lewisville Morning Rotary Hero's of the environment, Tom Rowe volunteering at the Lewisville Convenience Center to safely collect and dispose of Hazardous Household Waste. Our other hero is Mary Jones. Mary and Tom alternate in volunteering with city team. Lewisville Morning Rotary Club members have been volunteering with the City of Lewisville Hazardous Household Waste collection team for over 20 years. Many changes in process have occurred over the years as we have adapted to the needs of the community. The changes caused by Covid 19 are no different. |
Lewisville Morning Rotary collecting Sox and Gloves for homeless vets
Lewisville Morning Rotary Club is partnering with the Denton County Veterans Coalition to seek donations of sox and gloves for homeless veterans in Denton County area. Our veterans have served and protected us. Some have fallen on hard times and are homelessness. Please help us provide sox and gloves to these vets. Please drop off your donation of new sox and or gloves at one of the Jim Verfurth family of restaurants; Verf's Grill and Tavern, Shoal Creek Tavern and Lambeau's America Kitchen and Taps. You can also drop off new sox and gloves at Kwik Kar Vista Ridge. |
Member Tom Rowe introduces our Nov 6th Wine and Dine Rotary FUNdraiser
To register for our November 6th Wine and Dine Rotary FUNdraiser go to www.wineanddinelewisville.com |
Lewisville Morning Rotary fields a team of 5 to Pedal for Polio
Members of Lewisville Morning Rotary Club Volunteered on World Polio Day (Oct 24th) to Pedal for Polio at the Shops of Highland Village raising funds for End Polio Now. Rotary International has had a 35 year effort to eradicate polio world wide. As a result of the efforts of clubs like ours, Rotary International, the CDC, WHO and the Gates Foundation, polio has been eradicated in all but two countries; Afghanistan and Pakistan. Our team joined several other teams throughout our district in North Central Texas to raise funds to eradicate polio in those final two countries. Thank you to team members Maithen Fluhrer, Mark Smith, Samba Sey, Marilyn Pokorny and John Pokorny. Each has set up donation sites for members of the community to donate on their behalf. To donate click below.
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Lewisville Morning Members Volunteer at CCA
Lewisville Morning Rotary Club volunteers serve at CCA October 24th to distribute over 60 Shopping Carts filled with food and family items to needy families in the Lewisville area. Our people-of-action at this event were Deanna Perkins, Taylor Bancroft, James Feigel and Bob Troyer. Thank you for your service. Our next opportunity to volunteer at CCA is November 7th. Because of pandemic safety practices, CCA only allows 4 volunteers at each event. Click here to sign up.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary announces Wine and Dine Lewisville Virtual Fundraiser
A virtual fundraiser that puts the fun in virtual FUNdraising - visit Get ready for the holidays while helping Lewisville Morning Rotary with our community service projects & support local community organizations like the Salvation Army, Christian Community Action (CCA), End Polio, LISD Dictionary Program, Youth Programs, and more! We’re having a virtual wine and food pairing event on Friday, November 6th at 6:00 PM via Zoom. Click here to register.
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Meteorologist Jesse Hawila a hit at Oct 22nd Meeting
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City of Lewisville declares Oct 24th End Polio Day in Lewisville
City recognizes efforts of Rotary International, the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club and the Lewisville Rotary (Noon) Club with proclamation for End Polio efforts City declares Oct 18 through Oct 25, 2020 as End Polio Week in Lewisville and October 24th as World Polio Day in Lewisville. |
Members invited to participate in Read Around Central - Virtually
Lewisville Morning Rotary Club members have participated in Read Around Central's Annual Event for several years. This year is virtual Join us in reading for our annual Read Across Central event!
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Heborn High Schools Keaton Morrison named Lewisville Morning Rotary Student of the Month
This star Cross Country runner is attending the University of Alabama in the fall of 2021 She was nominated by her proud cross country team coach Chris Capeau. Here is what he had to say.
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Support LMR Peddling for Polio Riders
Five LMR Members are Riding in the 2020 Riding of Polio Fundraiser October 24th at the Shops of Highland Village Please support members Maithen Fluhrer, Mark Smith, Samba Sey, Marilyn Pokorny and John Pokorny who are riding October 24th by clicking below. Maithen is riding at 7 AM - support her with your donation at https://raise.rotary.org/ Mark Smith is riding at 10 AM, he suggests donations to any member Samba Sey is Riding at noon - Support him at https://raise.rotary.org/ John and Marilyn Pokorny are riding at 3:00 pm - support them with a donation at https://raise.rotary.org/jmpokorny/challenge1 We appreciate your generosity. Speaking of generosity, you can also donate your time. Contact Grady Ray at grady.e.ray@gmail.com to volunteer.
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Rotary District 5790 launches Business and Job Connection
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Lewisville Morning Rotary to host outdoor meeting Oct. 1st
The October 1, 2020 meeting will be in the Wayne Ferguson Main St Courtyard at 8 AM We will be socially distanced and safely masked for this outdoor event. Our speaker is our friend Heather Cicerello of the Main and Mill Association sharing the exciting things that organization is planning in Old Town Lewisville.
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A Community Project, Fill-a-Backpack for Salvation Army Clients
The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club invites the community to join us in its Fill-A-Backpack for Salvation Army Clients Thanks to the manager of Excite Gym and fellow Rotary member Julie Hutchens of the Highland Village RC, we have over 50 backpacks to fill with personal items to give to Salvation Army clients in need of such items as; fall/winter weather gear: Caps, Gloves, Scarves, Finger and Toe Nail Clippers, Dental hygiene items, Hair brushes and combs. Handy wipes/Hand sanitizer, Tissue, Socks, Small Blanket, Crackers, Candy Bars, Cookies, Nuts, Deodorant, Band-Aids. All donated items are new items.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary Members reminisce Sept 11, 2001
September 11, 2001 changed our lives. As BSA Troop 9168 members dispatch our flags, members recall the tragic events of that day. It is with a certain amount of irony that this publication is recognizing the American worker and also honoring those that lost their lives during the horrific events that occurred September 11, 2001. Because on that date, 2977 people left their homes to board one of the 4 planes used during the attack or headed for work in the Pentagon or the World Trade Center or perhaps were first responders that never to returned home. That event changed lives all over the world. Some of our members have provided their recollection of that day's tragedy in this newsletter. We all have our stories of that day. What is yours? These are the stories that bind us together in spite of our differences and make our country stronger and proud to be an American displaying our flag. We invite you our reader to provide your story. Should you wish to share your story, click the blue box below. |
Thank Your to our Lewisville Police Department
The Lewisville Morning Rotary says Thank You to our Lewisville Police Department First Resonders with Lunch We are so fortunate to have a wonderful team of men and women serving the City of Lewisville...thank you for all that you do.
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A Message from Club President Mark Smith
Lewisville Morning Rotary members review and discuss 3 year Strategic Plan updates at the Aug 27th Club Assembly We had a fun and engaging meeting on Thursday evening. We were able to refresh ourselves on our club mission statement, our club core values, and club attributes. We also looked at insights from our club survey and discussed our upcoming service projects and ideas. Click here for the key slides we looked at for those that couldn't attend.
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Have you completed your 2020 member survey?
Lewisville Morning Rotary to update its Strategic Plan for this year given the impact of Covid 19. We need member input. In an effort to make the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club the best it can be for our members and the community, you received a link in an email with a brief survey on your satisfaction with the club. Your responses and feedback will be crucial for planning activities this year.
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Club gearing up for Sept 2nd First Responder Appreciation Meal
Show our appreciation to first responders on Sept. 2nd at the Lewisville Police Department. All of our members will be present at the Lewisville Police Department helping to distribute a great meal starting at 11: AM. If you have not already done so, please complete the form below to volunteer to bring goodies, drinks etc and provide appreciate notes. Event details and sign-ups click here. |
Lewisville Morning Rotary collecting items for Lovpacs
Lovepacs is doing a Labor Day Weekend Food Drop for families. If you are interested in doing this, Club President will pick your donation bags up from you to deliver them as a club. Mark will help shop for you at the grocery store in case you don’t want to venture out.
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Club gearing up for Sept 2nd First Responders Appreciation MealShow our appreciation to first responders on Sept. 2nd at the Lewisville Police Department. All of our members will be present at the Lewisville Police Department helping to distribute a great meal starting at 11: AM. If you have not already done so, please complete the form below to volunteer to bring goodies, drinks etc and provide appreciate notes. |
LMR receives Youth Service Award
The International Fellowship of Scouting Rotarian's Recognized the Lewisville Morning Rotary with the Youth Service Award for Service Above Self Club is recognized for service exemplary of Rotary International's commitment to youth in the world through cooperation between Rotary International and Scouting. Our club has worked closely with BSA Troop 9168 for several years who have partnered with us in implementing our Lewisville Area Flags project.
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Annual Bike Giveaway |
Our Virtual June 4th Weekly Meeting Video
Another great weekly Rotary Meeting Missing each other and looking forward to in-person meetings when members are ready. |
Lewisville Morning Rotary Bike Winner Distribution Update
Central Elementary School Staff Have arranged our annual bike gifting program with the winning students. Socially distancing Rotarians and school staff will award our winning students their bikes at 6 pm on Wednesday June 10, 2020. All members and their family are encouraged to participate in this project. Congratulations to all winning student for their hard work and dedication.
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Join your District 5790 Rotary Buds at the May 28th Virtual District Assembly Session I
All members are encouraged to join in on the District 5790 Public Image Session I May 28 at 7 PM ROCK your Virtual Meeting  As you can tell from the light-hearted video above - this session will be fun. Click here to pre-register. |
Lewisville Morning Rotary awards bikes to Central ES students
Through our bike awards, we have encouraged the children at Central ES to seek perfect attendance for almost 20 years. This year we recognized Perfect Attendance and Perfect Engagement as at-home learners |
Club videos you may want to watch |
Lewisville Morning Rotary helps community organizations during Covid 19
The funds that the club has raised this past year has gone to causes in support of Covid 19 disaster relief including the Salvation Army, CCA Pantry, Knight-Light Charities, Love Pacs, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the District 5790 Rotary Rises Reverse Global Grant The photo above shows a photo of President Elect Mark Smith presenting a check to Salvation Army Director Stephan Thomas to make the lives of the Lewisville Area homeless a little bit better. We also provided funds for other community organizations including:
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A guest from Russia will be joining us at Thursday's meeting
Members are always encouraged to invite guest to our meetings. Even our virtual meetings. This week, I have invited Valentina Bogdanova of the Rotary Club Sochi Center She is visiting us virtually from Russia as the President of the brand new Rotary Club of Sochi. Our club has agreed to be one of the sponsors for this club. After Mary Jones tells us about her vocation and love of Rotary, we are hopeful of hearing about Valentina and the new club she will be leading. It will be a busy meeting, as Tom also will be announcing the 12 Central ES Bike Winners.
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Our May 14, 2020 Weekly Rotary Meeting
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Covid 19 does not stop Lewisville Morning Rotary Community Service
As the Covid 19 Pandemic grinds on Lewisville Morning Rotary members Continue to engage with each other and the community. Service Above Self but virtually and responsibly social distancing with masks. The coming week will be busy for our members as we continue to "rock on". The list of contributions continues to grow as we adapt to new normal.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary members honor Central ES Teachers during National Teachers Week
Thank You to every one of the teachers at Central Elementary School in Lewisville, TX |
Another great Zoom meeting - April 30, 2020
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Volunteer Surge - Covid 19 volunteers needed
Volunteers are needed to free up our healthcare workers so they can focus on serving critically ill Covid 19 victims. Rotary International is partnering with the Global Impact Group to train and source community volunteers to perform healthcare tasks how they can do to help fight the virus, either from their homes or by assisting healthcare workers (subject to governmental requirements).. The goal is one million volunteers. Click here for more information. Please share this information with friends and neighbors.
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Lewisville Area Rotary Blood Drive a success
Lewisville Morning Rotary partners with Lewisville Noon Rotary, Flower Mound Rotary,Cross Timbers Rotary and Highland Village Rotary to coordinate Red Cross Blood Drive at Cross Timbers Family YMCA while protecting donors and themselves |
Great Presentation by Salvation Army's Stephan Thomas at our April 16th Meeting
Great Thursday morning - Feeling inspired To help any way we can to help the Salvation Army serve the needy |
Lewisville Morning Rotary hosts April 9th Weekly Meeting via Zoom
Club members and guests continue to meet weekly. This weeks meeting included a presentation by City of Lewisville City Councilman, Place 1, Bob Troyer Join us Thursday, April 16 at 8 AM for our next weekly meeting Guests are always welcome. Check out our website for meeting credentials. |
Lewisville Morning Rotary hosts 2nd Virtual Weekly meeting
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Help needed for Salvation Army needy due to Covid 19
In this time of Covid 19 Stay at Home Requirements The Salvation Army needs our help with supplies to help those badly impacted by the Covid 19 crises. The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club is helping Salvation Army by providing, Bar soap, Deodorant, Toothbrushes, Diapers sizes 4,5,6, Canned meats and other pasta canned meals like raviolis to assist families in a crises situation. Because stores are restricting what can be purchased due to shortages, help is needed to donate these items and bring them to the Salvation Army at 206 Main St in Lewisville. Everyone is being extremely careful during the delivery process to keep ourselves safe through social distancing. Please leave the supplies at the back door as shown in photo and SA volunteers will unpack and shelf the items in preparation for the next family in need.
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7 AM March 19th Meeting Cancelled
Our regular March 19th at the CCA Community Room has been Cancelled! A message from Club President Tom Rowe regarding this weeks meeting.
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115th Anniversary Party brings together Lewisville Rotary and Toastmaster Clubs
Over 50 in attendance for the LMR to hosted 115th Rotary Anniversary Showcase February 27, 2020 at the Hedrick House in Lewisville The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club invited area residents and Rotary clubs as well as area Toastmaster Clubs to join us in an Anniversary Celebration of the past 115 years that Rotary has been doing good in the world and promoting integrity, diversity, service, leadership, and friendship. Lewisville Morning and Noon Rotary clubs to "Showcased" our club projects, club fund raisers and events while community members join us for fellowship, snacks, anniversary cake and refreshments. Thank you to committee members Mainthen Fluhrer, Jeff Lighton, Deanna Perkins, Samba Sey, Marilyn Pokorny and John Pokorny that worked so hard to make this a successful event.
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Hebron High School's Rotary Student of the Month honored at Feb 20th Meeting
Hebron High School Senior Marissa Bhavsar honored as February 2020 Rotary Student of the Month Marissa is a senior at Hebron High School. She was nominated for the award by her golf coach Terie Campbell. Merissa represented Heborn during each of her 4 years of high school. This year she is serving as team captain. |
LMR members wrap up 2020 Dictionary Project
Lewisville Morning Rotary Members delivered 1080 dictionaries to 3rd graders in 10 schools last week We are wrapped up with our dictionary project. Thanks to Deanna Perkins and Samba Sey who delivered dictionaries to the 3rd Graders at Vickory ES last week we finished this very rewarding project. Please read below Deanna's touching experience. This is why we joined Rotary.
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Rotary Cares
Rotary Care News Pray for Frank Hebb who is back in the home after Surgery Keep the following fellow Rotarians in your thoughts and prayers: Dr. Kelly Reed and his family who are grieving the loss of the their middle son. Also remember Dr. Jeff Seibert and Marilyn Pokorny who continue to nurse their health issues.
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LMR Members serve 147 Lewisville Area Families
Members of the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club Partner with city employees to collect Household Hazardous Waste February 8, 2020 Second Saturday Household Hazardous Waste collection. Lewisville Morning Rotary partners with the City of Lewisville to recycle waste that should not go in the landfill or regular recycling. We gather paints, petroleum products, pool chemicals, batteries,TVs, computers, and other items. We served 147 residents.
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Say hello to our newest member Michael Cheney
Welcome Michael! New member Michael Cheney was inducted at our Jan 30th meeting Michael is a Financial Adviser with Modern Woodmen of America. Currently living in Plano, he is also a member of the Plano Chamber, Frisco Chamber and the Christ United Church. His classification is Finance and his sponsor is Rotarian Maithen Fluhrer.  Right to Left is Michael Cheney, Maithen Fluhrer (sponsor), John Pokorny (Membership Chair) and Tom Rowe (President)
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"Those Boys of 1905" a video recovered from Rotary One archives
One of the very first and only movies about the original founders for Rotary recently recovered from Rotary's archive. |
Jan 23rd Club Mixer to Police Dept an Education
Celebrating Rotary Vocation Awareness Month by visiting Lewisville Police Department and learning about our wonderful safety services. Member Todd Taylor (Assistant Chief) led us through an informative evening social sharing his pride in the Lewisville Police Dept.  Todd gave us a great presentation starting with the police dept mission and values. Service, Integrity and Professionalism
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Thank you to all our Volunteers at January's Household Hazardous Waste Collection
On a rare snowy day in Texas Our volunteers helped 127 Lewisville Families properly dispose of Hazardous Household Waste Dressed like Eskimos where Bill Shaw and daughter Maddie, Todd Taylor and daughter Alex, Mark Shaw, Samba Sey, Jeff Lighton, Mary Jones and the Gilmore bothers Tommy and Will. The volunteers emptied family vehicles of HHW, segregated the waste and worked with city staff package the waste by type so that it can be taken to recycle and disposal companies.    |
Marin Luther King Day Flag Launch
Boy Scout Troop 9168 to deploy flags Jan 18th for Marin Luther King day for those subscribers that purchased the 10 holiday option Thank you to all our partner Scouts and their families involved. Check out the Martin Luther King Jr Flag Subscription Newsletter sent to all the subscribers of the 10 flag option.
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January 2020 Household Hazardous Waste
Household Hazardous Waste Saturday, Jan. 11th Lewisville Convenience Center, 330 Jones St. Members and their family and friends that wish to volunteer this Saturday should sign-up here. Or, contact Todd Taylor. This is our signature community service project in which we assist residents who bring their household hazardous waste to the Lewisville Convenience Center by emptying their vehicles of the waste and assisting city employees in properly segregating the waste so that it can be safely shipped to organizations that will recycle or safely dispose of waste.
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Rotary and Toastmasters now working together
Rotary and Toastmasters working together creating opportunities for professional growth of both Rotary and Toastmaster members Please read the announcement letter from RI President Mark Maloney. This is a wonderful opportunity for our members and that of the members of Lewisville's 3 Toastmaster Clubs; Westside Baptist Church Toastmasters, Flower Mound Toastmasters and Parkway Toastmasters. While we are very early into our relationship, our members are encouraged to learn about Toastmasters, invite Toastmaster members to our meetings and seek synergies where our clubs working together can make an impact for members and the community.
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LMR Community Service Summary for July through Dec. 2019
Lewisville Morning Rotary Members logged over 416 Volunteer hours on 25 projects during last half of 2019 We serve the community in many different ways. Known for our contributions to the environment via the monthly Household Hazardous Waste effort we have many other initiatives that serve the community and raise funds in support of our project initiatives. When we include the hours of our partners for the CCA Panty Support and the Flag Program, our club managed 1202 volunteer hours, raised $14,800 and contributed an equivalent value of $13,500 in donated services and in-kind materials.
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Alex Taylor recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow
Alex Taylor, our faithful HHW Volunteer was recognized as Paul Harris Fellow by member and father Todd Taylor On her break from her freshman year at Texas A&M, Alex joined us for our December 19th meeting.
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We served 155 Residents at Dec. HHW
Lewisville Morning Rotary had 10 Volunteers for last Saturdays Household Hazardous Waste Collection Thank you to Deanna Perkins, Cheryl Brennan, Mary Jones, Terry Kasen, Todd Taylor and Todds daughters Alex and Sam who brought along their buds Nathan and Nicholas.
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Wonderful time at 2019 Christmas Party
We all had a great time at The Lounge in Old Town Lewisville Celebrating the joy of Christmas Several of our members spouses and friends joined us for our annual Christmas Party last Thursday. Members brought gifts to be given to children at CCA and White Elephant Gifts that we shared with each other in a fun Lefty-Righty game where Jeff Lighton read a story and every time he said right we pushed the gift in front of us to the right. Every time he said left we moved the gift left until the story ended. The gift in front of us when Jeff was done reading was the gift we opened. Great fun.
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LMR prepped 1080 Dictionaries for distribution in January
LMR members and family prepared 1080 Dictionaries Dec 14th to distribute to 3rd graders at 11 LISD schools As soon as we have a schedule from the schools, we will be posting the volunteer sign-ups for delivering the dictionaries to the schools. Tentatively, we are planning Jan 9th through Jan 27st for delivery depending on the schools activity schedule.
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Breakfast with Santa event a huge success
Lewisville Morning Rotary hosted its Annual Breakfast with Santa Event Dec 7th for the Lewisville Old Town Holiday Stroll in Wayne Ferguson Plaza Most of the LMR members, the Interact Clubs at both Hebron HS and The Colony HS as well as the Salvation Army, North Texas Honda dealerships and friends volunteered to cook and serve over 500 pancake and sausage breakfasts to community members participating in the Old Town Holiday Stroll.
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HHS Interact Club filled Back Packs with supplies for homeless
HHS Interact Members filled backpacks with supplies needed by the homeless in the Lewisville Area. On Dec 4th Kelly Reed, John Pokorny and Marilyn Pokorny picked up 38 back packs filled with supplies needed by the homeless. We delivered them to the Salvation Army so they can deploy the back packs to those in need.
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HHS Student of the Month Recognized at Nov 21st Meeting
Congratulations to Hebron High School Student of the Month Robert Valecka Robert has an impressive resume in spite of overcoming a number of obstacles along the way.
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Club Members, Interact Members and Friends Volunteered Nov 30th at Sams Club helping Salvation Army with annual Christmas Red Kettle drive Photo of Cheryl Brennon, Roxanne Troyer and Deanna Perkins. Several in our club, the TCHS Interact Club, the HHS Interact Club and even members of the Lewisville Yellow Jackets professional basketball team joined in to log almost 60 volunteer hours helping Salvation Army in their Red Kettle annual fund raiser.
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Mary, why are you a Rotarian
I love being a Rotarian. Who wouldn't?? I could participate in programs that I didn't hold a degree in, I could work side by side with really interesting and cool people, I could meet people I probably wouldn't have the ability to meet and suddenly I realized I had an immediate pipeline of new friends and became part of a "family"
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Ray, why are you a Rotarian?
"Becoming a Rotarian was a natural part of my DNA" I became a Rotary because it makes significant positive impact at local, country and the world all in one tremendous organization.
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Lewisville Morning and Noon Rotary Clubs Celebrate End Polio Proclamation
The City of Lewisville City Council to recognizes Rotary International, and the Lewisville Morning and Lewisville Noon Rotary Clubs by Proclaiming Oct 20th through Oct 26th as End Polio Week in Lewisville and Oct 24th as World Polio Day
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Rotary Volunteers at the Oct12th HHW
Twelve Rotary Volunteers work with City Staff members to assist Lewisville residents to safely dispose of Household Hazardous Waste On this fairly cool (by Texas standards) fall day members of our Rotary club served at the monthly Household Hazardous Waste Saturday. The term "making work fun" comes to life with this crew of members Todd Taylor (Chair), Mark Smith, Maithen Fluhrer, George Gober, Deanna Perkins, Jeff Lighton, Sam Taylor, Terry Kasen, Bob Troyer, Roxanne Troyer and John Pokorny worked together to help residents from several Lewisville homes properly dispose of their Hazardous Household Waste. |
The Community is invited to Read Across Central Oct 25th |
Lewisville Morning Rotary does Western Days
Lewisville Morning Rotary made it's presence known at the City of Lewisville's Western Days On Saturday, we encouraged the community to send their Happy Thoughts and Thank Yous to American troops stationed overseas, by inviting them to write their message on our banner. As you might imagine, there was a lot of participation!
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Help End Polio Now with your Donation in support of Lewisville Morning Riders
You can still donate for our End Polio Bike Riders Maithen Fluhrer, Neal Fluhrer, Gene Davenport, Marilyn Pokorny and John Pokorny who are seeking your support through your Donation to End Polio Now! Members can still make an End Polio donation for last Sunday's ride which was completed by all of our riders. Donating to the District 5790 End Polio Bike Ride is easy, just click here. Your donations will be credited to your Rotary Foundation Paul Harris Fellow account if you are a Rotary Member.
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Three Lewisville Morning Rotary members to participate in the District 5790 End Polio Bike Ride
Maithen Fluhrer, Marilyn Pokorny and John Pokorny Riding for Oct. 20th Rotary District 5790 End Polio Now Donations On October 20, 2019, they will participate in the Rotary District 5790 Ride to End Polio, and they are asking for your help. Please support them with your District 5790 Bike Ride to End Polio donation.
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LMR partners with the Rotary Club of San Padro Curridabat to Equip Mobile Dental Clinic
Lewisville Morning Rotary and San Pedro Curridabat Rotary to equip a Mobile Dental Clinic |
Rotary volunteers needed for our Western Days Events
Rotary Volunteer Opportunities abound at our Western Days events This year we will be hosting the Community Non-Profit Showcase at Western Days and providing parking management services for the Christian Community Action Campus throughout the two day event. Volunteers will be needed work closely with the non profits we are hosting, man the Rotary booth promoting our flags, End Polio etc. to create Community awareness of Rotary. Choose your volunteer opportunity now by clicking here. This is a family event. So bring them along to join in on the fun.
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Rotary Volunteers at the Sept. 14th HHW
Eight Rotary Volunteers work with City Staff members to assist Lewisville residents to safely dispose of Household Hazardous Waste On an early fall 90 degree day members of our Rotary club served at the monthly Household Hazardous Waste Saturday. The term "making work fun" comes to life with this crew of members Todd Taylor (Chair), Mark Smith, Tom Rowe, George Gober and the Gilmore brothers, sons of TJ Gilmore from the Lewisville Noon Rotary Club worked together to help residents from 177 homes properly dispose of their Hazardous Household Waste. |
Lewisville Morning Rotary to host a Non Profit Showcase at the Western Days Festival
Lewisville Morning Rotary to host Denton County County Non-Profits at Lewisville Western Days on September 28th The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club is proud to sponsor a showcase of community non-profit organizations operating within Denton county that are offering services to help improve lives in our community. Space is limited and spots will be provided on a first come, first serve basis. If you represent a non-profit and wish to showcase your organization, click here to register and reserve your space.
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Fun time had by LMR members at End of Summer Pool Party
End of Summer Pool Party hosted by Mark and Nancy Smith Thank you Mark & Nancy. You two host a fantastic party. Even though the only way any of got wet at your pool party is when Sadie retrieved the ball from the pool and shook out her coat, we all had a blast. The games were fun, the food was fantastic and of course the company was outstanding. Only in Texas can it be to hot to go swimming (except for Ryker and Sadie). That did not stop us from enjoying a great time with our Rotary Buds. |
Meet our newest September Members
Congratulations! Cheryl Brennan and Deanna Perkins our newest Rotary Members From left to right in the thumbnail photo above are Club President Tom Rowe, new member Cheryl Brennan, sponsor Bob Troyer, new member Deanna Perkins and Club Secretary Mary Jones. It is always a joy for a club president to be able to induct new members. Particularly at Lewisville Morning Rotary were new members are pinned and vested in their brand new Rotary vest. Both of which celebrate Rotary's Brand as PEOPLE of ACTION that place service above self. |
Meet our newest Rotarians
Congratulations! Roxanne Ray-Troyer and Jeff Lighton our newest Rotary Members From left to right in the thumbnail photo above are new members Roxanne Ray-Troyer, Jeffrey Lighton, Club Secretary Mary Jones and Club President Tom Rowe. It is always a joy for a club president to be able to induct new members. Particularly at Lewisville Morning Rotary were new members are pinned and vested in their brand new Rotary vest. Both of which celebrate Rotary's Brand as PEOPLE of ACTION that place service above self.
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District 5790 Approves Grant Funds for Dental Equipment Project in Costa Rica
District 5790 Approved $6301 in Rotary Foundation District Designated Funds to be used for a $55,000 Global Grant to purchase Dental Equipment for a Free Clinic in Tirasses, Costa Rica In Costa Rica, immigrants do not receive government funded healthcare support. Our club is participating with the Rotary Club of San Pedro Curridabat (in Costa Rica) to fund a Global grant for the development of a free dental clinic to serve the needs of this population. Other local partnering organizations are building the clinic being built on an abandoned city dump by providing dental equipment for that clinic.
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District 5790 Foundation Committee Announced approval of LMR Grant Request to Purchase Dictionaries for 3rd Graders at 11 LISD Title I Schools The district announced approval of our grant request at the Aug 17th Vibrant Club Workshop in Aledo. The $2900 project will be funded by $2150 in club funds (from fund raisers such as our flag project) and $850 in Rotary Foundation Funds referred to as District Designated Funds (DDF). Our members generously support The Rotary Foundation. The funds that were donated 3 years ago accrued and a portion of those are made available for local projects such as this Dictionary Project. The real fun of this project will start mid September. |
Rotary Volunteers have a great time serving at Aug 10th HHW
Nine Rotary Volunteerswork with City Staff members to assist Lewisville residents to safely dispose of Household Hazardous Waste One a triple digit temperature day members of our Rotary club had a great time serving at the monthly Household Hazardous Waste Saturday. The term "making work fun" comes to life with this crew of members Todd Taylor (Chair), Samantha Taylor, Mark Smith, Tom Rowe, George Gober, Terry Kasen, Maithen Fluhrer, Mary Jones and John Pokorny. Come see us next month. For a list of household hazardous waste items we can accept, please visit the City of Lewisville website Hazardous Household Waste page.
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Volunteer Golf Cart Drivers needed for 50TH ANNIVERSARY TEXAS INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL
Volunteers needed to drive golf carts at the 50th Anniversary of Texas Pop turns 50 Aug 31st and Sept 1st.
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Denton County Mental Health Services highlighted at Aug 8th meeting
Phyllis Finley of Denton County MHMR provided excellent summary to Mental Health services offered in Denton County regardless of ability to pay. Recent events in our society have highlighted the need for effective mental health services. We in Denton County are blessed to have Denton County MHMR. Phyllis Finely provided an excellent summary to our members at yesterdays meeting. We all need to communicate to your family, friends and neighbors that mental care help is available in our county regardless of ability to pay. To see a full summary of services offered, click here. |
Support Denton County MHMR by participating in Sept 7th Loss Team Race for Hope
Denton County MHMR Center is hosting its Sept 7th from 7 am to 11 am South Lakes Park, 556 Hobson in Denton, TX Put together a team or join as an individual. They have a 5K individual race, a 5k team race, a one mile walk and a virtual 5k "run" for those that can't make it to Denton Sept 7th but want to support the cause. To register for any of these events, click here.
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Members supporting Sept 21st Special Abilities Fund Raiser
Special Abilities of North Texas serving the special needs community is hosting Denim, Diamonds and Dice Gala Consider attending the second annual Denim, Diamonds and Dice Gala at the MCL Grand Theater on Sept 21st from 7 pm to 11 pm. Funds raised support Special Abilities of North Texas a wonderful Lewisville Area non-profit supporting adults with special needs, giving them opportunities to succeed in life, family and the community. Tickets for this fun event are available by clicking here. To be an event sponsor for this Gala, click here.
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August 3rd Blood Drive a Huge Success
Blood Drive at Lakeland Plaza August 3rd Exceeded Blood Van Goals In a memo to us from Carter BloodCares Susan Holt she says; I wanted to thank you for an excellent blood drive on Saturday. We collected 26 pints of blood. 26 pints X 3 = 78 lives saved by Premier Gun Show Donors and Rotary volunteers! BRAVO!!! Thank you to Dr. Kelly Reed who took over for Jeff Siebert in the hospital. Kelly managed the set-up, take down and transport of all the blood drive signs and coordinated the location for the CarterBlood Care bus. Other members helping arrange donors were Mark Smith, Terry Kasen, Maithen Fluhrer and John Pokorny. Most importantly, thank you to our 26 donors.
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Lewisville Morning Rotarians Party Hardy
No such thing as "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" in the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club Our club is well known in Lewisville for the community service our members do throughout the year. We also love to party, enjoying good fellowship, food and beverages with our Rotary Families. We have two upcoming dates that members should mark on their calendars; the August 22nd 4th Thursday Mixer at the Larue Winery and the September 7th End of Summer Party (see graphic). Please register by clicking these links.
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Join our Bookworms September 9th
Lewisville Morning Rotary Club starting a Bookworms Group Join us September 9th for a fun book discussion on "Defending Jacob" a mystery novel by William Landay. Good fellowship, wine and perceptive conversation about one of today's intriguing books.
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It was a very good year & LMR celebrated at 2019 Pass-the-Gavel
2019 Pass-the-Gavel Event to be a celebration of a great year and a transition to 2019-2020 leadership team We have had an amazing Rotary year under Ray Bowens leadership. Wednesday evening June 26th, Ray will be passing the gavel to incoming president Tom Rowe. Just a few facts about Lewisville Morning Rotary's accomplishments these past 12 months.
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2019-2020 Flag Lease Subscription Sales is in full swing.png) Our Flag Lease Subscription Program is our largest fundraiser. Subscribe for the 2019-2020 Flag Subscription year starting with Labor Day by clicking here. |
Serving Lewisville residents at Household Hazardous Waste Collection SaturdayLast Saturday, our members volunteered to empty over 100 Lewisville resident vehicles of Household Waste that cannot be discarded in our sewers of trash containers Lewisville Morning Rotary Members volunteer the 2nd Saturday of every month to serve our residents and help keep our environment clean. That waste is the safely separated and packaged for transport to organizations that recycle the waste. |
LMR Selling Coffee fresh from Costa Rica in support of Dental Equipment Project
Costa Rica is famous for it's Coffee Bean Production Uses Environmentally Safe and Organic Farming Methods Our project partners Rotary Club of San Padro Curridabat have arranged coffee directly from production facilities in Costa Rica. .jpg)  This coffee sale has limited supplies. We are selling 12 oz packages online by clicking here.
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Perfect Attendance students win bikes at Central ES
Lewisville Morning Rotary Members attend May 20th, 21st & 22nd Central ES Award Ceremonies to award two lucky winners in each grade a brand new bike. |
Wine Tasting Party - fun way to raise money for Costa Rica Dental Project
Lewisville Morning Rotary hosts May 17 Wine Tasting at Wine with (an) Appeal to raise funds for Clubs Dental Equipment Global Grant Project in Tirrases, Costa Rica In addition to the wine tasting, the club held a silent auction of items members such as Audra Johnson donated. Audra donated hand knitted items, others donated wine, coffee from Costa Rica and several others.
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Evan Anderson awarded May Student of the Month
Principal Scot Finch announces Senior, Evan Anderson as Student of Month from Hebron High School Evan, a varsity basketball starter for HHS maintained a 3.9 grade point average for his high school career. He was a member of the National Honor Society and in the top 25% of his class.
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Missing Man Ceremony at closing of Wall that Heals
Missing Man Ceremony in remembrance of those who served in Vietnam |
Online Flag Lease Program 2019-2020 Subscription is open.png)
The 2019 - 2020 Flag Subscription Program at your residence is now open for online new or renewal flag subscriptions Click here for details about this years lease program. Please share this link with your friends and neighbors in Lewisville, Castle Hills, Double Oak, Flower Mound and Highland Village. We partner with youth programs such as the boy scouts to erect and remove the flags during the designated holidays. This is our clubs major fund raiser whose proceeds are shared with our community partners. |
Lewisville Morning Rotary well represented at the District 5790 An Evening with Stars Event
Lewisville Morning Rotary Members attend An Evening with the Stars Celebrating the accomplishments of District Rotary clubs. Represnting our club was President Ray Bowens and his wife Earma, President Nominee Mark Smith and his wife Nance and Rotarians John and Marilyn Pokorny.
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Hebron High School April Student of the Month
Congratulations Karishma Cordero, April Student of the Month honored at our April 25th meeting Hebron High School Principal, Scot Finch introduced Karishma Cordero to our members at our April 25th meeting. This senior with a 3.87 gpa achieved this lofty grade point average while taking Advance Placement Courses which give her college credit for work achieved while in high school.
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Costa Rica Dental Health Fair Team debriefs and discusses next trip in November
Team meets at Sneaky Pete's to debrief March trip experience and make recommendations for next trip in November. Both the traveling and stateside members of the March 9th Costa Rica Dental Fair in Tirrases, Costa Rica team met at Sneaky Pete's restaurant in Lewisville, Texas yesterday. Beyond having fun and fellowship together, the purpose of our meeting was to have an honest critique of what went well and what needs improvement.
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Our 2015-16 German Exchange Student Henrik Thimm will be attending our April 11th meeting Henik is back in the states for two weeks visiting all the buds he made here in Texas while he was an exchange student. You may recall, Lewisville Morning Rotary Club was his host club. He spent the first few months living with the Pokorny's and the last few months living with the James Family an exchange family of 5 a few doors down from the Pokorny's. Henrik attended Marcus HS where he played JV Basketball in addition to his academic endeavors. He looks forward to seeing and talking to club Rotarians filling us in on his adventures since returning home.
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"Proudly Served, Proudly Serving" luncheon - April 26thThe City of Lewisville has asked us to help spread the word. Please share this information with vets, active duty and reservists you know. .png) |
Lewisville Morning Rotary to offer two Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
LMR to provide 2 Scholarships for RYLA this year. RYLA is an intensive leadership development program developed in 1971 by Rotary International for youth leaders this year taking place at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, TX from June 26 through 30, 2019. For a copy of the event flyer click here. To more information about event click here. To apply for RYLA click here.
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Community Service Volunteers needed for Wall that HealsCome join members of the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club by volunteering to
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Lewisville Morning Rotary Club to participate in the Wall that Heals Events
Event to open with LMR Flag Retirement Ceremony The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club is proud to announce that we will be participating in the City of Lewisville The Wall That Heals, the mobile three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) in Washington, D.C., will be on display Thursday, May 2 – Sunday, May 5, just west of the Bob Wiseman Soccer Complex at Lewisville Lake Park.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary in Video
A short clip on some of our clubs community service projects and why we do them. Know someone that may be interested in Rotary? Please share. Are you interested in learning more about membership in our club? Click here. |
Lewisville Morning Rotary Team returns from Tirrases, Costa Rica Health Fair Project
Team of 6 Rotary members and 5 local volunteer community members return Mark Smith and Carolyn Wright led a team of 11 to Costa Rica this past week end for an International Service project that involved providing dental care for 80 patients without access to health care in this community of 23,000 built on an abandoned land fill. Our club partnered with the Rotary Club of San Pedro-Curridabat for this health fair. We look forward to hearing about their adventures when we see them at the next meeting.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary awarded Rotary International Presidents Citation
Club receives RI Presidents Citation for 2017-2018 Rotary Year Immediate Past President Jeff Siebert, DDS accepts citation from Area 10 Assistant Governor Lori Fickerling at the February 28th meeting. The citation is given for achieving goals that strengthen Rotary and their club. Goals include increasing club membership, developing sustainable service projects, giving to The Rotary Foundation, and building awareness of Rotary in your community. Congratulations, Dr. Siebert for your fantastic leadership in achieving this prestigious award.
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Team of Lewisville Morning Rotary and community members heading to Costa Rica to volunteer
A team of 11 LMR and local community members to volunteer in Tirrases at Health Fair In the wee hours of this Thursday morning, 5 LMR members, 1 LNR member and 5 community members will be leaving the airport bound for Costa Rica to participate in a community health fair serving the indigent population of Tirrases, Costa Rica. We will be partnering with the Rotary Club of San Jose Curridabat to serve 80 dental patients and many more medical care patients at the health fair Saturday, March 9th.
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Club Members deliver Perfect Attendance Bikes to Central ES
Lewisville Morning Rotary promotes Perfect Attendance at Central ES You can't learn if you are not in school. The staff and teachers at Central ES (our adopted school) work very hard to prepare our students for a successful education. We need to encourage our students to be there every day if possible. For the last 15 years our club has been encouraging students to achieve perfect attendance throughout the school year. At the end of the school year we work with administration to recognize those students that have achieved that milestone. All students that achieved perfect attendance are recognized and win a goody bag full of treats and games. Two lucky students in each grade, whose name is drawn at random win a bike.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary members to Honor HHS Student of the Month
Hebron High School Principal Scot Finch introduced our February Student of the Month Ireland Beverley Congratulations Ireland! Ireland is a Senior at Hebron with multiple academic and athletic accomplishments during 4 years. She is a National Honor Society member and Science National Honor Society member that is within the top 10% of her class of over 900 students. She has excelled as a member of the award winning HHS Cheerleading squad. Having taken multiple AP courses she is well prepared for her next challenge at Texas A&M during the next 4 years. In addition to her academic and athletic accomplishments, Ireland has honed her leadership skills and has an impressive list of community service activities.
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The 2019 Dictionary Project a complete success!
R - O - T - A - R - Y "This is your dictionary." - "Now lets do a little exercise." - "Find the word rotary." This just part of the script members use when visiting 11 Lewisville ISD elementary schools this week to deliver dictionaries to 3rd graders. This project not only provides dictionaries to students that they can keep throughout their academic career, it is just plain fun to be part of the team delivering the books and helping them learn. Planning for this project which is partially funded through our clubs fund raising projects and matching funds from The Rotary Foundation started at the beginning of the school year. When the dictionaries were delivered late January our team went to work. Marilyn Pokorny prepared labels. Last Saturday a team of committee chair Charlene Dierks, Ray Bowens, Tom Rowe, Mark Smith, Nancy Smith and Bob Troyer worked to insert the labels in 1028 dictionaries and sign each dictionary. It is a labor of love in preparation for delivery this week.
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2018 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES® TICKETS RAFFLE
Fly anywhere that Southwest Airlines Flies 2018 Southwest Airlines Ⓡ Tickets Raffle organized by District 5790 Lewisville Morning Rotary Club RAFFLE Benefiting a Community Dental Project in Tirrases, Costa Rica Raffle tickets are 1 FOR $20 | 3 FOR $50 | 7 FOR $100. The drawing will take place on February 28, 2019 To purchase tickets on-line click here. |
HHS Senior Jamal Henry recognized as January Student of the Month
Jamal Henry to be recognized as Hebron High School Student of the Month Lewisville Morning Rotary members and guests received a treat when they met Hebron High School's Rotary Student of the Month at their January 17th meeting. Jamal has a kindred spirit with Rotary members because of his "Service Above Self" attitude about life. An excellent student, mature beyond his years, he volunteers as an office aide and works as a "PE Partner" with special needs kids.
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AJ's Video about the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club
Know someone that would enjoy Rotary? Share this video with them. |
Hebron High School student Faizann Vidhani recognized at Dec 20th meeting
Hebron High School Principal Scot Finch introduced HHS Student of the Month at Dec 20th meeting Mr. Finch introduced the Hebron High School December Student of the Month today. Senior, Faizann Vidhani is ranked 5th in his class with 4.0 GPA that was achieved even while taking 13 advanced placement courses. Congratulations Faizaan Vidhani - December Student of the Month!
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HELP! Carter BloodCare needs volunteers Dec 22nd
Because of low Blood Supplies, Carter BloodCare has added Blood Drive on Dec 22nd at the Music City Mall For the past few years, the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club has become one of Carter BloodCares most trusted partners to help them organize volunteers for the Blood Drives in the the Lewisville area such as at the Music City Mall. Susan Holt of Carter BloodCare has come to us again for our volunteer help for a blood drive this Saturday at Music City Mall. Help is needed to encourage last minute shoppers to take a few minutes away from their shopping to "Give the Gift of Life". While this December 22nd event was not included in our clubs planned community service events, we encourage every member to consider taking an hour out of their day to volunteer. Bring family members. If so inclined, dress for the occasion with Christmas paraphernalia or even a vampire cape like Jeff wears. Please register your volunteer intentions by clicking here.  |
Saving Lives December 8th Blood Drive
Blood Donated at Dec. 8th Blood Drive in the Music City Mall will Save 57 Lives December 8, 2018 was another very busy day for the Rotary Club of Lewisville Morning. Not only did we serve the community by helping residents empty their vehicles of the Household Hazardous Waste to be safely recycled or destroyed, our members hosted a Blood Drive at the Music City Mall Shopping Center. Below is a message we received from Susan Holt the Carter BloodCare representative. On behalf of Carter BloodCare we would like to thank you, your Rotary volunteers, and all the wonderful donors that gave of their time to help others. |
The Colony HS Interact Club does Stockings for Students
TCHS Interact Club December Project - Stockings for Students For their December community service project, Interact Club members 37 stockings for our LovePacs kids. Lovepacs is an organization that was born out of a shared desire to help children in our community. They strive to make sure no child goes hungry while on breaks from school. .jpeg) In addition to stockings for Lovepac kids, Interact members were able to help the Angel Tree kids by filling 8 more stockings, making Christmas merry for these children also.
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Congratulation to LMR member Audra Johnson
Lewisville Morning Rotary member Joins the MAD Radio To hear and see her 1st show, click here to see the FB Live Stream. |
Saving Lives December 1st Blood Drive
Blood Donated at Dec. 1st Blood Drive in Lakeside Plaza will Save 51 Lives December 1, 2018 was a very busy day for the Rotary Club of Lewisville Morning. Not only did we serve 750 pancake and sausage breakfasts to Lewisville families at the Old Town Lewisville Holiday Stroll Breakfast with Santa, our members hosted a Blood Drive at the Lakeside Plaza Shopping Center. Below is a message we received from Susan Holt the Carter BloodCare representative. On behalf of Carter BloodCare we would like to thank you, Lewisville Morning Rotary Club, and Premier Gun Show for sponsoring this blood drive. |
Breakfast with Santa is a SOLD OUT Event
This years Breakfast with Santa was a Complete Success A huge thank you to the 43 Rotary member, community volunteers and city staff workers that made this years event such a community success. We SOLD OUT serving 750 pancake and sausage meals to families from throughout the community that came to visit Santa and watch the parade at noon. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to all our members, volunteers, sponsors and partners for making this such a successful event. |
The Rotary Foundation releases Annual ReportThis is an Annual Report like you have not seen before.  Very well done, easy to follow report about everything Rotary accomplished in 2017-2018 Not just The Rotary Foundation - A global report of everything available to our 36,678 Clubs Well worth the time to go through. |
Thank You Sponsor'sWe would like to give a great big shout out to all the Breakfast with Santa sponsors that are supporting this event at Wayne Ferguson Plaza on Saturday Dec. 1st from 8:00 AM until noon. Below are the place mats we will be using while serving a delicious breakfast of pancakes and sausage after families visit Santa Clause.   |
Student of the Month Marquis Johnson honored
Congratulations Marquis! Hebron HS Junior, Marquis Johnson named Student of the Month at Nov 16th meeting Marquis has had a stellar high school career with a 3.9 grade point average. He is a member of the Hebron HS Hawks football and track teams. In addition, he supports several of the Hebron High School athletic teams as a Ruckus and Rowdy member. When he completes his studies at Hebron, Marquis plans to attend Oklahoma State where he plans to study Aerospace Administration and Operations to become a pilot.
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End Polio Update - Nov 9, 2018 |
5000 People viewed 8th Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony on MAD
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Make a date to join us of the Alzhiemer's Fund Raiser Nov 17th
Alzheimer's Association Fund Raiser An afternoon and evening of fellowship To raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Association Saturday, Nov 17, 2018 - Noon until 11 pm |
2018 Flag Retirement Ceremony - A Memorable Event If you have not already seen the video of the event by MAD Radio's John Solerno, please visit this Facebook Link. You can also view on the home page of our website.
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LMR Seeking Event Sponsors for Pancake Breakfast with Santa
This will be the 5th year that Lewisville Morning Rotary members will be hosting Pancake Breakfast with Santa. This year the event will take place under the big top on the Wayne Ferguson Plaza Saturday, December 1st from 8 AM until Noon. For our sponsors convenience, you may now purchase your sponsorship on line at Hover your pointer over blue letting above to go to on-line purchase page.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary participating in Read Across Central
Read Across Central October 26th Be the Inspiration is the 2018-19 Rotary Theme. Rotary members from our club will be inspiring the children in our adopted school, Central ES to be life long readers on October 26th. This is one of the most enjoyable projects we do with the kids. All club members and their families are encouraged to join us. Register now for your time slot and class assignment by clicking here. |
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Join us for our 8th Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony
The Lewisville Morning Rotary Club announces its Eighth Annual United States Flag Retirement Ceremony to be held Saturday, October 27, 2018. The event will be held at 1 p.m. at Wayne Ferguson Plaza on Church St in Lewisville. Members are asked to volunteer for an event assignment by clicking here.
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Polio Eradication Update |
Meet our newest member Taylor Bankroff
Taylor Faye Bankroff joins Lewisville Morning Rotary Like many of us, Taylor is not a native Texan, but she got here as quickly as she could. She is an Indiana native that graduated from Purdue with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering. After which, she received a Masters of Business Administration Degree from Kelly School of Business in Bloomington, IN. Currently working for Rheem Manufacturing in Lewisville as the Assistant Project Manager. She lives in Lewisville and is an active volunteer in Journey with a Dream, a Rheem community outreach program.  Taylor is pictured here with her Sponsor Bill Shaw and club president Roy Bowens Congratulations Taylor Bankroff! We look forward to volunteering with you as a member of the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary Participates in Western Days hosting two events Come join us at the Western Days Festival Lewisville Morning Rotary proudly hosts two Western Days Events - Register online to participate or at the events located on Main and Mill. The Hot Diggity Dog Hoedown on Sept 28th from 5 pm to 9 pm Here are some links you will find useful. Hover pointer over item and click.
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Thank You to all our Western Days Event SponsorsLewisville Morning Rotary wishes to thank all the Sponsors for our two Western Days Events. Hot Doggity Dog Hoedown Sept. 28th and our 21st Annual Car and Motorcycle Show Sept 29th .png) .png)   George and Susan Gober - Have a very successful Western Days .png)  Mary Jones, Regional Distributor and Business Consultant  .jpg) Ray Bowens - Owner   .jpg){kind=logo}  .png){kind=small}  Flower Mound 407 in Flower Mound Main St. in Lewisville    of Lewisville Denton & Lewisville .gif)      Mill Steet Tire Heineken- BBQ & Tamale Steamer  Family of Rotary Diana McMillin Frank and Pat Hebb John and Marilyn Pokorny Mark and Nancy Smith
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Loyal Sponsors, Verfs Tavern and Grill and the Shoal Creek Tavern agree to sponsor all 3 of Lewisville Morning Rotary Annual Fund Raisers for 3rd year in a row  These are two great restaurants owned by Jim Verfurth, a long time Rotary supporter
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Maverick Harley Davidson and Lonestar Harley Davidson are Event Sponsors for our 21st Annual Car and Motorcycle Show |
Meet our September Student of the Month Maddie Edwards
Hebron High School Senior Maddie Edwards Named September Student of the Month What a joy to recognize Maddie last week. She is on the A-B Honor Roll including taking advanced courses such as Pre-calculus and AP English. She is also active in the Encore Theater as a Varsity Member. She is the Chair of the Lewisville ISD Student Advisory Committee. Also, Maddie is an Officer on the HHS Student Council, a "leader" in the FCA, is a member of the Thespians National Honor Society as well as being leader in the "I Am Second" Sports Bible Study group. When she completes her high school studies she is planning to attend either Texas Tech or Texas A&M where she plans to study pre-law. When her collegiate studies are done it is her intention to remain very active in community service activities contributing where ever her talent leads. Her career choice will be focused in those careers where can be happy while contributing to a better world.
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Meet our newest member, Mark Smith
 Mark Smith inducted as a member of the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club Sept. 13th Say hello to our newly inducted member Mark Smith. Mark and his wife Nancy are 40 year residents of Lewisville. Mark recently retired from Pepsi as the IT Asset Manager for their North American operations. Mark and Nancy have one child (Trisha). Marks Lewiville roots are deep. He is a proud Fighting Farmer. He is a 2005 graduate of the Lewisville Citizen's Police Academy. We look forward to serving along side Mark during Lewisville Morning Rotary's projects and fund raisers.
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Have you met Celina yet?
Celina Marinez joins Lewisville Morning Rotary Celina was inducted as a member of our club on August 23rd. She is the Human Resources Manager for Rheem A/C Division here in Lewisville, Texas. She lives in Haslett, TX with her 3 children. A member of the Kappa Delta Chi Sorority she has been committed to life of community service since her college days. We look forward to serving along side Celina during Lewisville Morning Rotary projects and fund raisers.
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2018 Car and Motorcycle Show at Western Days Join us for the 21st annual car and motorcycle show event being held during the Lewisville Western Days Festival. Longhorn and Maverick Harley Davidson are also helping to sponsor the event and will have some fun activities for guests. Participants in the show may preregister on-line at: |
Lewisville Morning Rotary announces 1st Annual Hot Diggity Dog Hoedown at Western Days Register your dog on-line for this event by clicking here.
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Don't Miss our 4th Thursday Evening MeetingIt is the 4th Thursday of the month - 7 PM Evening Meeting Our new flexible meeting schedule will allow those whose schedules prohibit an early morning meeting an opportunity to enjoy the fellowship and fun at our once a once month 7 PM meetings. We have a great speaker planned in Connie Pelphery who will be sharing Lewisville Education Foundation's exciting plans for the Curiouser and Curiouser Ball. Join us at the Old Town Brewhouse at 7 PM tomorrow, August 23rd for a enjoyable Rotary experience. |
Aug 18th End Polio Update |
Come join us Thursday Aug 16 as we honor Lewisville Police Chief Russ Kerbow |
Membership Committee People of Action Membership Plan Announcement
Sustaining our clubs Fantastic Community Service Image requires a People of Action Growth Plan Our club is an award winning club known in the community for its service. We know the need for community service volunteer activities such as ours is great. Our membership has big hearts, but to be able to continue our service mission in the community, we need more members like us that have a passion for giving of their time, talent and treasure. Membership in Rotary is by invitation. We invite friends and neighbors to our meetings and service projects so they can learn about our club's passion for service. Such passion is infectious and these friends and neighbors become interested in being an active part of Rotary.
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District Governor Gerald Robinson recognizes LMR People of Action
 Our People of Action Congratulations Lewisville Morning Rotary members Todd Taylor, Mary Jones and Bill Shaw for being recognized by District 5790 Governor Gerald Robinson (shown on left). Thank you Todd, Mary and Bill for Being our Inspiration.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary to be International partner with Host Club Rotario San Pedro Curridabat on Global Grant Project to develop a Dental Clinic in Tirrasis, Costa Rica
Dental Clinic to serve poor in Tirrases Club President Ray Bowens and Past President Carolyn Wright are currently in Costa Rica meeting the team and preparing for the Ground Breaking to take place Sunday July 29th with RI President Barry Rassin as the guest of honor.
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July 20th Why I Walk Happy Hour a Success
Why I Walk Happy Hour and Giveback Club Social The Why I Walk Happy Hour to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association was a complete success with many members in attendance. With the help of his Rotary buds, member Bill Shaw's team will be able to make a significant contribution to the Alzheimer's Association at the 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer's at Grandscape (The Colony, TX) in late September.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary announces Meeting Location and Meeting Time Changes.gif)
New Meeting Venue Effective with the July 12, 2018 meeting, the Rotary Club of Lewisville Morning will be hold all it's weekly meetings at the Old Town Brewhouse at 146 Whatley Road in Lewisville. Meeting Times Starting July, 2018 we will be meeting 7:00 AM on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Thursday of every month and at 7:00 PM on the 4th Thursday of every month.
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Belize Aquaponic Grow Bed Project Update - 2nd Harvest Toddler shows off this years 2nd harvest from one of the Aquaponic Grow Beds erected in Belize last January by 22 Rotary members from 6 clubs in Denton County.
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Join us for Pass-the-Gavel on June 28th.jpg) Pass the Gavel June 28, 2018 at Point Bank 915 W. Main Street, Lewisville, TX 75067. Thank you (in advance) Lori Krouskos for offering the bank. The evening will begin at 6:00 pm with cocktails and Call To Order at 6:30 pm. Spouses and significant others are invited. Please RSVP to Mary so that we can properly prepare for the evening. Besides great food and fellowship, this annual event offers members an opportunity to recognize our clubs leaders and do a year in review. This evening offers promises to be a wonderful evening celebrating our fantastic year. |
Lewisville Morning Rotary Club to host Blood Drive at the Premier Gun Show on June 30th.jpg) We need volunteers to both give blood and help manage the donors at the blood drive. Club members are encouraged to volunteer for one of the volunteer time slots by clicking here. Members are encouraged to bring family and friends along when when they volunteer. Community members are encouraged to donate blood. Summer blood supplies are very low. To find out more about donating, please click here.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary hosted on M.A.D Radio PodcastRotary, Making a Difference. Check-out this video. Two of our members (Jeff Siebert and Mary Jones and our April Student of the Month Richard Keys from Hebron HS were guests on the May 23rd M.A.D Radio Program with John Solerno and Magen King. To see Student of the Month Richard Keys, Club President Jeff Siebert and Club Secretary May Jones entire interview, go to minute 10 and play thru minute 58. Great job guys |
District 5790 Honors LMR with Several Awards |
Central ES Perfect Attendance Award Ceremonies May 29, 30 and 31
Lewisville Morning Rotary to Award a bike to a boy and a girl from each grade at Central ES the last week of May To encourage student learning our club recognizes those students at Central Elementary School who have made the effort to attend school every school day of the year. We award one boys bike and one girls bike to every class level. To select the winning students, a special ceremony is held at the end of the year for each grade. This year ceremonies will be held May 29th, May 30th and May 31st. At these ceremonies all the children with perfect attendance are called up to receive a goody bag prepared by our Rotary Members. At the end of the the goodie bag ceremony, we pull one boys name and one girls name out of a hat. Those children are awarded a brand new bike. We encourage every member of the club to participate in one of the six award ceremonies at Central Elementary School that week. Members can select a time that fits their schedule by clicking here.
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Thursday Funnies for May 10th
COMPUTER: A device designed to speed and automate errors COMPUTER CLUB: Used to strike computer forcefully upon receiving error messages CONSOLE: What one does to a "down" computer CURSOR: An expert in 4-letter words DUMP: A system programmer's work area |
BBQ and Fun Social
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Webster Mangham to speak at April 26th Meeting
Twelve years spent managing aquatic freshwater resources and developing innovative methodologies for large and small river system studies. He is a geographer with extensive experience using a multi-disciplinary skill set to design, implement and execute scientific studies to support long-term channel monitoring, water planning and in-stream flow studies for the Trinity River basin. He has considerable experience in project and personnel management and always lead from the front with initiative, ingenuity, and integrity. Webster is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma with a Masters Degree from UNT. Webster has served 5 years in the Marines.
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Thursday Funny for May 3rd
Coming in from playing, little Freddy looked confused. His mom asked, "Is something the matter?" Little Freddie may have been confused, but in fact Back Pain is not funny. We may not have "thrown out" our back trash diving like old man Dodd in this story. But, most of us at one time or another experienced back or joint pain of some type and needed the medical services of a Chiropractor like our fellow Rotary Member Dr. Kelly Reed. Choosing a medical professional whose expertise in Chiropractic medicine is a challenge. In addition to muscular skeletal skills, we want someone with integrity, honesty and is a caring person. Knowing that the person is a Rotary member helps to make that choice. Caring and honesty is part of our creed. The next time you need such service consider. Dr Reed of the Lewisville Chiropractic Center, 326 S Edmonds Ln Suite 104, Lewisville, TX 75067
Dr. Kelly Reed office phone: (972) 436-2521 |
Richard Keys selected as the April Student of the Month from Hebron High School
Congratulations to our April Student of the Month, Richard Keys Scot Finch-principal at Hebron High School presented Richard Keys with the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club Student of the Month award! Richard was selected as Hebron High School's Student of the Month for his senior class. This young man does an incredible amount for his school, church and community. He follows in his father's footsteps in serving his community-his father is Lieutenant Byron Keys of the City of Irving Police Department.
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Thursday Funny for April 26th
Story of Four People This is the story of four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it. Consequently, it wound up that Nobody told Anybody, so Everybody blamed Somebody. Moral of this not-so-funny story? The moral for our readers is that these four people are not the kind of people that join Lewisville Morning Rotary. Our members are People of Action.. We see a need, we exchange ideas how to address the need, we take action. We  we  we .png){kind=spacer} If you are the kind of individual that wants to make a difference in our community and our world come join us for breakfast. We meet every 7 AM Thursday morning at the Christian Community Action Community Room. More information about joining? Click here.
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District 5790 to host 2018-2019 Club Leadership Training Event April 28, 2018.png)
Club leaders current and future should plan to attend. Several members of our club have already agreed to take club leadership rolls for the 2018-2019 Rotary year. This event is a prime opportunity to learn more about your rolls as club leaders. We encourage anyone that is serving on the Board of Directors, is or will be an event or committee chair person or simply would like to learn more about Rotary leadership is encouraged to attend. Attendance fees for this event are paid by the club. If you are intending to attend please notify President Elect Ray Bowen by clicking here. You can register yourself by selecting the switch, or I can register for you. If you register yourself, turn in your receipt to Heather to be reimbursed.  See the event particulars and the curriculum that will be covered below.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary to Host Regional 4 Way Test Contest April 21st
Lewisville Regional Contest for 4-Way Test Speech Contest hosted by the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club Volunteers are needed to assist with set-up and take-down of the event. We plan to meet at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 21st to set-up. We anticipate take-down and clean-up will start at around 2:30 pm. Please contact Frank Hebb by clicking here, if you can volunteer to help with set-up and or take-down.
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LMR members launch Mini-Project in Support of Loreto House in Denton
Members donate 9 cases of #5 & #6 Diapers for Children served by Loreto House We are Rotary #MakingaDifference #PeopleofAction. Yesterday, our members received word that Loreto House was in dire need of diapers. Today, thanks to the generosity of our members we filled the back of an SUV and delivered the diapers to their facility in Denton. For more info on Loreto House go to www.loretohouse.org As a project, this was definitely one of smallest ones. But to quote St. Teresa of Calcutta "Not All Of Us Can Do Great Things, But We Can Do Small Things With Great Love"
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April is Rotary Maternal and Child Health and Child Month
So, how should we create awareness for April as Rotary Maternal and Child Health month? Rotarian Audra Johnson suggested we knit or purchase baby products for non-profit agencies that serves children and families. Great idea! Do you have any suggestions? E-mail Jeff Siebert or Ray Bowens with your ideas. John & Marilyn Pokorny are tapping into Audra's idea by collecting donations of baby products such as diapers, wipes and other such items for Loredo House in Denton. Loredo House serves the needs of women, and men, who are dealing with an unplanned pregnancy. They offer free resources such as: pregnancy test, sonogram, diapers, maternity clothes, baby food and items and parenting classes. Please join them by bringing donations to tomorrow's meeting.
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Thursday Funnies - in this case funny but true. |
LMR honors Hebron High School student Alyssa Biasatti as March Student of the Month
Congratulations! Alyssa Biasatti, Hebron High School Student of the Month for March This Hebron High School senior has had an outstanding 4 year experience as a well rounded student with excellent academic credentials, several different volunteer activities and admirable service to her fellow students through her Student Council and Theater Arts involvement.
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Rotary Night at the Rough Riders Dr. Pepper Ball Park April 7th Come join us April 7th from 7 pm to 10 PM Just $20/person - includes: All-You-Can-Eat ballpark food Limited Edition RoughRiders Souvenir Unlimited Dr. Pepper Products Half-off parking (pick PRKNG when ordering) Order tickets at: Rotary Night with Frisco Roughriders. When you order make sure to tell them Lewisville Morning Rotary Club
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Educational evening at the March 22nd Upper Trinity Regional Water Plan Tour and PicnicThe March 22nd Water Treatment Plant Tour and family picnic was educational and fun.  So, how does UTRWD assure we in Denton County have a safe and plentiful supply fresh water? Last Thursday we found out by moving our weekly meeting to the Upper Trinity Regional Water Plant property. |
Thursday Funnies for March 15th
Newspapers are Old School I asked my daughter if she’d seen my newspaper.
She told me that newspapers are old school. She said that people use tablets nowadays and handed me her iPad. The fly didn’t stand a chance. |
Thursday Funnies for March 8th
Dr. Seuss as Technical Writer |
John Salerno of MAD Radio to speak at March 1st Meeting
John Salerno is co-host of MAD Radio ”where we focus on giving back to the community and featuring nonprofit organizations and comedians who bring laughter into the lives of others" John retired from the NYC Police Department as a Detective. He spent 24 years in the Farmingdale Fire Department volunteering/serving my community. Retired as Chief. Director of Laughter Saves Lives Texas. A nonprofit organization that performs comedy shows for our injured 1st responders and Military personal
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Supporting the Rotary Foundation is simple through Rotary Direct
Supporting The Rotary Foundation helps to improve Water and Sanitation world wide. We here in Texas are blessed with an infrastructure that makes sure all of us have good clean safe water to sustain us. However, much of the world is not so fortunate. Clubs like ours throughout the world are making a difference by implementing water and sanitation projects that are funded by The Rotary Foundation (TRF). Did you know that you can give as little as $10 to support such efforts through Rotary Direct? Simply select the Annual Fund you wish to support, the amount you wish to donate, whether your gift is a one time gift or monthly, quarterly or annual. then simply provide your credit or debit card information. For me, it is a budget friendly way of supporting the Rotary Foundation and water projects throughout the world.
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Thursday Funnies for March 1st
A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment.
Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position. The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, and held up a handwritten sign that said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters. People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER." |
Stephen Thomas to Speak at Feb 22nd Lewisville Morning Rotary Meeting
Denton County Salvation Army Emergency Service Mobile Canteen "Doing the Most Good" Serving Hurricane Harvey Victims in Houston Stephen Thomas, Executive Director Denton County Social Services will speak at the Feb. 22nd Lewisville Morning Rotary Club Buffet Breakfast Meeting at the Christian Community Action Main Offices Community Room on 200 S. Mill in Lewisville at 7 AM. Few in our area know that the Salvation Army Lewisville operations include a fully equiped mobile canteen designed to serve thousands of meals in response to disasters such as Hurricane Harvey.
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Lewisville Morning Rotary has a Rockin' Vision for 2021
On a rainy February 17th Saturday morning seventeen of our members did an outstanding job of developing a comprehensive vision for our club that will be used for formalize an exciting strategic plan that will provide the template for serving our community and the world through 2021.. Through a dynamic process called visioning, members shared their vision and we gathered ideas that were synthesized into a comprehensive vision that represents what are club can accomplish in the community and the world between now and 2021. A giant shout-put goes to Rotary District 5790 Visioning Team members PDG Gene Davenport, Pat Peters (Decatur Rotary), Roger Pascal (FW International Rotary) for giving up their Saturday morning to guide us through the process.
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So, how do you know that the water in the tap is safe and will it be there when you need it
March is Rotary Water and Sanitation Month March 22, 2018 is the UN World Water Day. Unlike many parts of our world a safe and plentiful water supply is taken for granted in Denton County. So, to celebrate, we will be moving the time and place of our regular March 22nd meeting Rotary meeting to the Upper Trinity Water Plant on 900 N. Kealy in Lewisville. This is a family event! Our Meeting start time will be 5 PM. The outdoor business meeting will start promptly at 5:15 pm with our normal Rotary moment of inspiration, pledge and happy thoughts, followed by some very brief business matters that President Jeff may need to announce. At 5:30 PM Rich Lubke and a few members of the Upper Trinity Water Treatment plan will do a very interesting short presentation followed by a tour of the Water Plant itself. After the Water Plant Tour, we will convene the Rich Lubke Community Organic Garden for a family picnic where members will be serving our families Hot Dogs and Hamburgers with all the fixins prepared from the Salvation Army Emergency Canteen. In addition to the water plant tour, the families will have an opportunity to visit the Rotary Demonstration Aquaponic Grow Bed. This will be a fun evening for the entire family regardless of age complete with some age appropriate games like name that plant and name that vegetable. We will wrap-up around 7:30 pm which is before dark which Google says is 7:58 pm.
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Visioning 2021 at Lewisville Morning Rotary
On Saturday, Feb 17, 2018, club membership will see into the future at Wine with Appeal on 917 N Mill St in Lewisville. No, we will not be using a crystal ball. But we will be visioning. To continue as a vibrant successful Rotary club, members need to plan not for just tomorrow or next month but at least 3 years into the future. This year (2017-2018), our club is completing the third year of a Strategic Plan that was developed in the spring of 2015. Well done Strategic Plans take a lot of effort and require input from as many members as possible. Have you started our homework yet? On Jan 18th, PDG Gene Davenport did an excellent presentation introducing Visioning at our club meeting. He left us with some homework to complete prior to coming to the Feb 17th meeting. Click Feb 17 Visioning Exercise to download a copy of the homework. Bring it with you Feb 17. We want everyone to attend, but if your schedule prohibits attendance, please send your completed copy to me at ray.bowens@yahoo.com
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Lewisville Morning Rotary to Host Hebron High School contestants for our Annual 4 Way Test Speech Contest
Contestants from Hebron High School will be coming to our Feb 1st Rotary meeting to compete for cash prizes and the right to represent our club and Hebron High School in the Four Way Test Speech Contest. These orators will be sharing their view points on Rotary's Four Way Test and it's use in today's world. In addition to cash prizes, the first place winner will represent our club and Hebron High School at one of the 3 regional contests in District 5790. The winners of the 3 regional contests will then go on to the District 5790 event at the May 18th District Conference at the DFW Airport Hyatt Regency Hotel
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Gene Mosley to speak at our Jan 25th meeting
Gene MosleyBehavior Change Speaker Gene Mosley’s adolescent years were like many of the young kids he now tries to rescue and develop into successes. |
Lewisville Morning Rotary reaches a 2017-2018 Milestone
Our membership prides itself for it's community service activities, Our members are doing some community service activity almost weekly. We do our best as People of Action to be Rotary, making a difference. This year, the Lewisville Morning Rotary Club achieved all the RI milestones necessary to be eligible for the 2017-2018 Presidents Citation. As of mid January (half-way through the Rotary year that begins July 1) our club and club members have given over 6800 volunteer hours and contributed over $26,000 in in-kind and cash donations.
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Madison Green selected as Hebron High Schools Student of the Month
Congratulations! Madison Green, Hebron High School Student of the Month Madison has an amazing high school biography. Ranked in the top 11% of her class, she maintains a 3.9 grade point average that when weighted with the AP and college level courses such as Physics, Calculus & college English calculates to 4.8.
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